SM Krishna thanks Bangladesh for honouring 1971 Indian war heroes
India on Wednesday thanked Dhaka for its decision to honour Indian nationals and groups for their role in the 1971 war that led to the birth of Bangladesh. Foreign minister SM Krishna wrote to his Bangladeshi counterpart Dipu Moni, saying that the “cause of liberation of Bangladesh has been very close to our hearts, and [...]
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday framed charges against BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. With the charge framing, the war crimes trial against the detained BNP leader who has been charged with 23 counts of crimes began formally. Salauddin is the second person to [...]
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Police on Tuesday launched a massive manhunt for a major 1971 war crime suspect Abul Kalam Azad alias “Bachhu Razakar” hours after the 2nd International War Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued a warrant arrest against him, reports BSS. “We had raided his (Bachchu’s) Uttar khan residence, after getting arrest warrant that was issued against him, but [...]
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned the opposition against trying to grab power through other means than elections and said that Khaleda is serving the 1971 losers, reports bdnews24.com. “There’s simply no way, no one can go to power through illegal means,” she said in her 40-minute speech on Wednesday at a Bangabandhu Avenue public [...]
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A senior minister on Tuesday said that there was no room for any unelected government even for a single moment for credible oversight of the next general election as the opposition parties have been pressing for a non-party election-time administration. “You have to come to parliament for discussing about the caretaker government or interim government. [...]
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Sheikh Hasina has reafifirmed her party’s position to try suspected war criminals in an address to supporters before the start of the mass rally. The prime minister, who heads the Awami League, took the stage around 4:45pm on Wednesday although the pre-preocession gathering at the Suhrawardy Udyan started at 3:30pm. Seen as a show of [...]
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Imam Hossain An array of cultural programs will be held today at different venues in the city to mark the 40 years of Victory Day.Based on the War of Liberation, stage plays, musical soiree, recitation event, dance recital, film screening and more will be presented throughout the day. Highlighting the spirit of Independence, War [...]
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By Mark Dummett On 13 June 1971, an article in the UK’s Sunday Times exposed the brutality of Pakistan’s suppression of the Bangladeshi uprising. It forced the reporter’s family into hiding and changed history. Abdul Bari had run out of luck. Like thousands of other people in East Bengal, he had made the mistake – [...]
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Translated by Faruq Azam The atrocities and genocide perpetrated by Pakistani Army in 1971 on the Bangladeshi general public are frequently compared to the Nazi’s atrocities during WWII. Below is a gripping eyewitness account of someone who survived the heinous crimes of the Pakistani army. One would wonder if those Pakistani soldiers were [...]
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No one can deny that horrible crimes were committed in 1971. For the present government, the resuscitation of the ICT was a bold step, and seen by some as a long overdue redress. The entire world is watching this trial with keen interest. If there are any flaws or mistakes, it could have a devastating [...]
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by David Bergman Bangladeshis will come together this year to mark the nation’s 40th anniversary of independence. The celebration comes at a time when the Bangladesh government, now under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina, is making its second attempt to bring to account Bengalis alleged to have collaborated with the Pakistan military during the [...]
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By Randy Boswell Canada’s new high commissioner to Bangladesh has sparked a controversy in the Asian nation after stating bluntly that Canada can’t extradite the alleged assassin of Bangladesh’s founding president because he could face the death penalty in his home country. The incident has rekindled a long-running dispute between Canada and Bangladesh, during which [...]
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