Turkey's Erdogan blasts Europe's silence on Bangladesh leader's execution
Nizami, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was hanged at a Dhaka jail late Tuesday for the massacre of intellectuals during the 1971 independence war.
May 15, 2016, 19:17 PM IST
We support retributive justice for war crimes in Bangladesh: India on Nizami's hanging
Reacting to execution of top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, India today said it was supportive of the judicial process to ensure justice in war crimes committed during the movement for the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
May 12, 2016, 22:24 PM IST
Turkey recalls envoy to Bangladesh over Motiur Rahman Nizami's execution
Turkish President Recep Erdogan said on a live TV broadcast that Turkey is "deeply saddened" by the execution.
May 12, 2016, 19:36 PM IST
Clashes in Bangladesh after Jamaat-e-Islami chief's execution
Clashes broke out between activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and police in several Bangladeshi cities on Wednesday after the execution of the top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
May 11, 2016, 22:04 PM IST
B'desh hangs Jamaat-e-Islami chief for 1971 war crime
Dhaka's district magistrate, the inspector general of prisons and senior police officials witnessed the hanging inside the high security prison compound.
May 11, 2016, 01:02 AM IST
Bangladesh executes top Islamist leader for war crimes: Minister
Bangladesh executed the leader of the country`s largest Islamist party Tuesday for war crimes, just days after he lost a final appeal to overturn the death sentence, a government minister said.
May 11, 2016, 00:20 AM IST
Bangladesh summons Pak envoy, slams reaction to war crimes trial
Bangladesh on Monday summoned the Pakistani high commissioner here to lodge a protest over Islamabad's reaction to a Supreme Court judgment that confirmed the death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami chief and 1971 war crimes convict Motiur Rahman Nizami.
May 09, 2016, 19:01 PM IST
Strike against Jammat chief's death sentence hits Bangladesh
A two-day nationwide shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami began on Sunday in Bangladesh against a Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty for its chief for the 1971 war crimes.
May 08, 2016, 17:34 PM IST
Bangladesh clears execution of top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence of top Islamist party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes, paving the way for his execution within days.
May 05, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
Bangla SC to pronounce fate of Jamaat-e-Islami chief on May 5
Bangladesh Supreme Court will pronounce the final verdict on May 5 on the death sentence it handed down to chief of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami, Motiur Rahman Nizami, deciding his fate over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
May 03, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
Bangladesh beefs up security as Jamaat-e-Islami calls nationwide shutdown
Authorities intensified security measures on Thursday with Bangladesh's largest Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami observing a nationwide shutdown to protest an apex court verdict that upheld death penalty for its chief.
Jan 07, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader
Bangladesh`s highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence against the leader of the country`s largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle.
Jan 06, 2016, 09:28 AM IST
