Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal

Bangladesh war crimes trial: Death row convict refuses to seek mercy

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah has refused to seek presidential clemency after the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected his petition to review the death sentence awarded to him.

Jamaat-e-Islami ineligible for next elections, declares Bangladesh EC

In a major blow to the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of polls in Bangladesh, the Election Commission today said the party cannot participate in the general election in line with a court order.

Bangladesh violence: Twelve dead, hundreds injured

Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since Friday.

Bangladesh: Violent clashes follow Jamaat leader's sentencing

Violent clashes erupted in some parts of Bangladesh on Wednesday, the first day of a two-day nationwide strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami party to protest against the Supreme Court awarding capital punishment to its leader Abdul Quader Mollah for war crimes, including mass killings.

Bangladesh war crimes: Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mullah gets death penalty

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced a leader of an opposition political party to death for committing crimes against humanity during the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

1971 war crimes: In Kolkata, Islamists rally for genocide

Islamists have every right to stage democratic protests in support of perpetrators of the 1971 war crimes—and killers of Indian troops. The depressing fact is none of the major parties in Bengal have seen fit to stage counter-protests.

Blast outside Pranab's Dhaka hotel, no arrests yet

The President today landed in Dhaka amidst protests across the country over a war crimes tribunal's verdict.

Next-door lessons: What India can learn from the protesters of Shahbag

India should be paying attention to Shahbag Square because this is about more than a Bangladesh war crimes trial. There is a conversation about politics and religion that is happening there which matters to all of us.

Four killed in clashes in Bangladesh following war crimes verdict

Clashes between Jamaat-e-Islami activists and the police continued unabated today, as violence in Bangladesh claimed four lives after a top leader of the fundamentalist party was given a life term for "crimes against humanity" during the 1971 Liberation war.

Bangladesh war crimes tribunal accuses Economist of computer hacking

A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal has accused the British magazine The Economist of hacking the computer of its presiding judge to record conversations and read emails he exchanged with a lawyer.