Church of England bans clergy from joining BNP or National Front
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
Hefajat leader -‘Siege was designed to oust govt’
Source: The Daily Star A top leader of Hefajat-e Islam has told a court in Dhaka that the group’s May 5 Dhaka siege programme was designed to oust the Awami League-led alliance government, according to court sources. The BNP-led 18-party opposition combine financed the programme, Hefajat Secretary General Junaid Babunagari […]
Bangladesh War Crime Trial: The Surprise Second Verdict – Analysis
Source: IDSA/ Euroasiaview. By IDSA — (February 15, 2013) By Smruti S. Pattanaik The verdict against Abdul Quadir Molla by the War Crime Tribunal 2, which sentenced him to life, came as a surprise to many given the graveness of his crime. The tribunal found him guilty on five counts […]
Bangladesh police arrest top Jamaat-e-Islami official for war crimes
Source: Jurist.Org Police in Bangladesh arrested a top member of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) [official website; GlobalSecurity backgrounder] on Wednesday after a war crimes court ordered his arrest hours earlier. The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) [Facebook page] issued a warrant for the arrest of ATM Azharul Islam and ordered police […]