Ben Ali’s former advisor held in Tunis
September 4th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Sep 4 (IANS) A former advisor and personal secretary of toppled Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was arrested Monday in Tunis, a media report said.According to Shems ... Read more...
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Tunisia’s Ben Ali sentenced to 20 more years in jail
June 14th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A military court in Tunisia has sentenced ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to 20 years in jail in absentia on charges, including "incitement ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda says Tunisia’s constitution violates Quran
June 12th, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, June 12 (IANS/AKI) Tunisia's ruling Islamist party has "violated" the Quran by accepting a constitution that is not based solely on Islamic law, Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has ... Read more...
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No 1971 trial details to media, rules Dhaka panel
May 25th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal trying Islamists accused of collaborating with authorities in erstwhile Pakistan during the 1971 freedom movement has restrained police and counsel from ... Read more...
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Dhaka’s Islamist leader admits after 40 years: ‘It was genocide’
May 5th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Chief of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party Thursday said that killing of unarmed civilians during the movement for liberation from Pakistan in 1971 was "genocide", his interrogator ... Read more...
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Bangladesh tribunal denies bail to ‘war crimes’ accused
April 21st, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 21 (IANS) A judicial panel in Bangladesh Thursday rejected bail petitions of four Islamist leaders and allowed their interrogation by the police on charges of committing "war crimes" ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition unites against Hasina’s women’s policy
April 3rd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has supported Monday's general strike called by a conglomerate of Islamist groups to protest the government's Women Development Policy ... Read more...
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War crimes trial divides Bangladesh opposition
March 29th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 29 (IANS) The impending trial of Bangladesh's Islamists accused of colluding with the Pakistani authorities during the run-up to the 1971 freedom movement has divided the opposition.Main ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition leader to be arrested for war crimes
March 27th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 27 (IANS) Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal Sunday ordered the arrest of a former minister who, according to a charge-sheet, was involved in the killing of over 10,000 civilians ... Read more...
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Islamists protest Dhaka’s equal rights to women policy
March 9th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) Stating that a woman never be equal to man "according to Islam", Islamist parties in Bangladesh have called for a daylong strike next month to ... Read more...
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Dhaka may arrest top Islamist leader for war crimes
January 30th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) Bangladesh's top Islamist leader Ghulam Azam, who chaired the formation of the militia that allegedly killed thousands of unarmed civilians four decades ago, may be arrested on ... Read more...
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US commends Dhaka’s fight against terror
January 18th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has commended Bangladesh's fight against terrorism and religious extremism during a telephone call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Praise for the government ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition leader faces trial for ‘war crime’
December 30th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal Thursday began the trial of an opposition lawmaker accused of killing over a hundred people during the country's liberation war in 1971.The three-judge ... Read more...
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Dhaka gets tough with Islamists on 40th Victory Day
December 16th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) A top opposition leader was held on murder charge and a court rejected a petition of the chief of the largest Islamist party as Bangladesh Thursday celebrated ... Read more...
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Dhaka Islamists drag India in blame game over 1971 war crimes
December 15th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 15 (IANS) Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, the Jamaat-e-Islami - facing charges of targeting unarmed civilians during the 1971 war - has now accused India of killing a score of ... Read more...
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Cablegate highlights America’s deep role in Pak’s power politics
December 2nd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2(ANI): The latest leak of classified U.S. diplomatic cables out of Pakistan have highlighted America's deep role in the country's power politics.A March 2009 cable reveals that Pakistan Army ... Read more...
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Sporadic violence marks opposition strike in Bangladesh (Lead)
November 30th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 30 (IANS) Sporadic violence marked the opposition-called strike in Bangladesh Tuesday and also caused the Supreme Court to postpone hearing of former prime minister Khaleda Zia's contempt plea against ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition enforces dawn-to-dusk strike
November 30th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 30 (IANS) Opposition parties in Bangladesh enforced a dawn-to-dusk strike against the government Tuesday, a day after former prime minister Khaleda Zia lost an appeal before the Supreme Court against ... Read more...
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War crimes trial: US special envoy to assist Bangladesh
November 29th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 29 (IANS) US War Crimes Ambassador-at-large Stephen Rapp will be here next month to assist Bangladesh in the trial of Islamists accused of "war crimes" committed during the 1971 liberation ... Read more...
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Four Bangladesh Islamist students arrested
August 5th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 5 (IANS) Four senior members of the students wing of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, have been arrested on charges of having links with banned militant outfits.
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Arrest warrants against Bangladesh Islamists
July 26th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) A tribunal Monday issued arrest warrants against four top Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders on charges of committing "war crimes" during the 1971 liberation movement.
The four, who are ... Read more...
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Bangladesh begins war crimes trial process
July 25th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh government Sunday filed a petition with its International Crimes Tribunal, seeking permission to show four detained top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders as arrested in connection with ... Read more...
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Bangladesh constitution to retain ‘Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim’
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 23 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the phrase "Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim" would not be excluded from the constitution that will be reviewed by a parliamentary committee ... Read more...
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Statute changes needed to stop military takeover: Hasina
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 22 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the move to amend the country's constitution "a historic responsibility" meant to prevent future seizure of power by the military.
The ... Read more...
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Bangladesh moves against Islamists for 1971 killings
July 15th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 15 (IANS) A Dhaka court Thursday remanded a top Islamist leader, already in detention, to three days custody in a case relating to the killing of 345 unarmed civilians ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition parties intensify anti-government stir
July 4th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Sunday braced for another round of agitation by opposition parties who have re-united to demand the release of arrested top Islamist leaders.
Opposition leader and former ... Read more...
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Top three of Bangladesh religious party arrested
June 29th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) Three top officials of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), the country's largest Islamist party, were arrested Tuesday on charges of hurting Muslim religious sentiments.
JeI's ameer (chief) Maulana Motiur Rahman ... Read more...
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Dhaka jails two militants for 2005 serial bombings
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 22 (IANS) Two Islamist militants were Tuesday sentenced to 32 years' rigorous imprisonment by a court here for their role in the serial explosions that rocked Bangladesh Aug 17, 2005.
Judge ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s Islamist party gives nod to non-Muslim candidates
June 12th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kota Baru, Jun 12 (ANI): The Parti Islam SeMalaysia, an Islamist political party in Malaysia, has said that non-Muslims can also stand as its candidates in national elections in the future.Pas ... Read more...
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Elton John to perform at Morocco festival despite protests
May 27th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 26 (IANS) Singer Elton John will be performing at Morocco's biggest music festival despite calls by the country's main Islamist party to shelve the British singer because of his ... Read more...
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Fight Indian pressure: Dhaka Jamaat leader
April 16th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 16 (IANS) Calling India "big-brother," right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami Friday called for opposition unity to fight external "pressures" on the Sheikh Hasina government.
These "pressures" ... Read more...
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Dhaka opposition in quandary over ‘war crimes’ trial
April 11th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 11 (IANS) The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is in a quandary over whether to support or oppose the "war crimes" trial launched against those who killed unarmed civilians ... Read more...
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India ‘instigating’ Dhaka war crimes trials, says Jamaat
April 2nd, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, has blamed "India's instigation" for the war crimes trial the government has initiated to bring to book those who killed unarmed civilians ... Read more...
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Be alert, says Hasina after tip-off on threat to her life
March 30th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered security agencies to be on high alert after a tip-off by Indian and other foreign intelligence agencies on a possible ... Read more...
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War crimes trial will be transparent, Dhaka assures opposition
March 27th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 27 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has assured the political opposition that the war crimes trial that is to begin shortly would be "hundred percent transparent".
Also, the government sought cooperation ... Read more...
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