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Bangladeshi tribunal wraps up trial of key 1971 war crimes accused


A special Bangladeshi tribunal on Wednesday wrapped up the high-profile trial of top fundamentalist ...

BSF 1971-war veterans get pension orders


Pension woes of over 50 Border Security Force veterans of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war are likely to e...

Bangladesh keen to honour Indian soldiers killed i


Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was also awarded during his visit to Dhaka in early March for his ...

1971 war crime trial: Fresh clashes erupt in Bangladesh, five dead


Five people were killed and 45 others, including two journalists and three policemen, injured in vio...

Zia`s comments on Army draws criticism in Bangladesh


Bangladesh`s main opposition leader Khaleda Zia has sought army intervention to end the political ch...

Bangladesh on the boil, 84 dead


Fresh clashes continued in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the death toll in the ongoing violence over the ...

Bangla HC orders security for Hindus in violence-hit area


Bangladesh High Court ordered the government to take steps for the security of the minority Hindu co...

Violence grips Bangladesh after war crimes verdict, 23 killed


Bangladesh was on the boil on Thursday as at least 23 people were killed in violence after a death s...

Bangladesh observes silence over demand for war


Nearly 12 people were injured in violence as people across Bangladesh observed silence to express so...

Nationwide protests in B`desh; death for war criminals demanded


Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi youngsters on Friday staged a nationwide protest demanding death pe...

Mass protests over war crimes continues in Bangladesh


Mass protests over a "lenient" sentence of a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader for 1971 war crime...

Ahead of 1971 war crimes judgement, JI calls nationwide strike


Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called for a nation-wide strike in Bangladesh tomorrow when...

B`desh court hands down death penalty to 1971 war criminal


63-year-old Azad, a former member of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami, fled the country in April last ...

India commemorates 41st anniversary of 1971 war victory


India on Sunday paid tribute to its martyred soldiers, on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of it...

Economist magazine faces contempt in Bangladesh


A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal has accused the Brit magazine The Economist of hacking the computer...

Hasina cancels Pak visit over 1971 war apology


Pakistan has said that it has regretted in different forms in the past and that "it was time to...

B`desh honours Jagjivan Ram as 1971 war hero


Forty-one years after it won independence, Bangladesh has honoured then Indian defence minister Jagj...

B`deshi tribunal indicts 1971 war crimes suspect


Chowdhury is also widely accused of running a "torture cell" at his house in the port cit...

India thanks B`desh for honouring 1971 heroes


India and thanked Dhaka for its decision to honour Indian nationals and groups for their role in the...

When Pakistan president hinted at attacking India


On December 6, India recognised Bangladesh as an independent state.

1971: Some frittered gains


A pragmatic evaluation of the positives and losses of the epic war.

Have crossed first hurdle: 1971 POWs` kin’s lawyer


The Gujarat High Court`s direction to the Centre over the release of 1971 POWs is the "first h...

B’desh war trial sparks rival calls for justice


Migrant families say they were targeted as outsiders during 1971 war to become the independent nat...

Apologise for 1971 war crimes: Bangladesh to Pak


Bangladesh, formerly east Pakistan, was created after the Liberation War in December 1971.

Bangladesh 1971 war crimes trial begins


Sayeedi, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader is the first suspect to be charged with atrocities including geno...

1971 war: Hasina expresses gratitude to India


Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep gratitude to India for its key ro...

`Bangladeshi Islamist leader admits role in 1971 war genocide`


Motiur Rahman Nizami, the detained chief of Bangladesh`s largest Islamist party, on Thursday admitt...

B`desh to include independence proclamation in constitution


BNP has said constitution amendment would not yield any good result.

Pak textbooks focus on conspiracy theories on 1971 war


Pak school textbooks continue to focus on conspiracy theories involving India, Russia and the US r...

Bangladesh arrests leading 1971 war crime suspect


An opposition politician was arrested by Bangladesh police on charges of "crime against human...

Navy Day celebrated to mark 1971 victory


The Indian Navy commemorated its action on this day in 1971 at the Karachi Harbour during the Indo...

Indira Gandhi wanted to liberate Pakistani Kashmir: Advani


LK Advani said the US tried hard to make China threaten India against invading East Pakistan.

Bangladesh changes rules to detain 1971 war criminals


A tribunal in Bangladesh preparing to try former Islamist militants on the charge of killing unarmed...

Bangladesh expects Pakistan apology on 1971 war


B`sh expects an apology from Pak for the atrocities of the 1971 Liberation War.

Dhaka court reopens trial, hanging of 1971 war hero


The high court in Bangladesh has reopened the case of a 1971 war hero who was tried and hanged after...

Official records of 1971 Indo-Pak war not destroyed: Antony


No official records related to the 1971 India-Pakistan war have been destroyed, the Lok Sabha was ...

1971 war criminals to be brought to justice: Hasina


Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the process of bringing to justice the ...

B’desh not to give visas to 1971 war criminals


Bangladesh has decided to send a list of suspected war criminals from the country`s 1971 secession c...

Bangladesh Islamists to counter 1971 `war crimes` charge


Top leaders of Bangladesh`s Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), who have been detained, have said they will count...

Bangladesh to ratify Rome Statute for `71 war crimes trial


Bangladesh is set to ratify the Rome Statute 1998 of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try t...

B’desh director dedicates new film to 1971 war martyrs


Bangladeshi director Tanivr Mokammel has dedicated his new film "Rabeya" (The Sister) to m...

1971 war crime issue was resolved in tripartite pact: Pak


With Bangladesh set to try the 1971 war "criminals", Pakistan has said a tripartite treaty...

Bangladesh to start trial of war criminals soon


Bangladesh would start the much-awaited trial of `war criminals` of the 1971 liberation movement b...

Bangladesh PM vows to ensure trial of all major killings


Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has pledged to ensure trial of all major killings in the country, includ...

Bangladesh to offer VIP status to 1971 war veterans


In a gesture to recognise their contribution to the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Prime Minister S...

UK to help B`desh in 1971 war crimes trial: Report


Britain will share crucial records with Bangladesh to facilitate the controversial trial of the 1971...