1971 genocide in Bangladesh
Henry Kissinger’s influence on Bangladesh’s history
The policies he implemented cemented his image as a ruthless figure in Bangladesh's history, a position he carved out for himself.
52 years of independence / Stories that we tell ourselves
How should a nation memorialise its history?
Why won’t the UN recognise 1971 genocide?
The ICJ must hold the war criminals accountable
Genocide 1971 / Kushtia’s tale of unimaginable brutality
A dilapidated tin-shed stands precariously at Bittipara area in Kushtia.
Guerrilla Hafiz and the freedom fighters we have failed
Almost 50 years after the war, freedom fighter Guerrilla Hafiz is yet to receive state recognition
THE TRIAL OF 1971 GENOCIDE: Reflection on ICTBD
Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started
UN will raise the issue of '71 genocide
Visiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng yesterday said the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh at the international forum.
UN urged to recognise 1971 killings as genocide
Speakers at a seminar yesterday called upon the United Nations (UN) to officially recognise the mass killings by the Pakistani occupation army during the Liberation War in 1971 as genocide.
UN to raise 1971 Pakistani genocide in int’l forum, Adama Dieng tells PM
The United Nations will raise the issue of Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 in the international forum, visiting UN Under Secretary General and Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng says.
Trial for 1971 genocide
We are happy to hear young Pakistanis, who represent the new generation in Pakistan, take up the cause of letting their people know ...
NO to Jamaat war criminal NIZAMI'S plea
The legal battle in the war crimes case against Motiur Rahman Nizami has finally drawn to a close after 69 long months. The man, who led the ruthless militia Al-Badr in the massacre of Bangalees including intellectuals and professionals during the 1971 Liberation War, has now only one option left -- seeking presidential clemency by confessing to the crimes he committed during the nine-month war.
War trial: Jamaat calls hartal as SC upholds Nizami’s death penalty
Supreme Court upholds death penalty awarded to Jamaat-e-Islami amir Motiur Rahman Nizami for crimes committed against humanity in 1971. Protesting the ruling, Jamaat calls a countrywide daylong hartal for Thursday.
War martyrs comment: Court orders probe into sedition charges against Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is sued for sedition for her recent comment questioning the number of martyrs in the country's Liberation War of 1971.
‘Khaleda still loyal to Pakistani forces’
The Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee strongly criticises BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s recent statement on the number of martyrs during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.
After 1971 defeat, Bhutto dreamt of confederation
Even before the bloods of 30 million Bangalis had dried, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the villain behind the breakup of Pakistan and the political mastermind of genocide in 1971, had expressed an audacious proposal of Pakistan and Bangladesh uniting again.
Oh Pakistan!
It is really not a surprise that Pakistan would make a statement which pretty much echoes what the research has been revealing all along: that Pakistan justifies the war crimes; that Pakistan will not take responsibility for the harm they inflicted on an entire people in 1971.
[Watch] Journey of surrendered Pakistanis to POW camp in India
After their surrender, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers had to take an arduous journey to prisoners of war camp in India. They were first taken to Narayanganj and later to Khulna to be transported to West Bengal later by train.
3 Mymensingh, Jamalpur war crimes suspects sent to jail
A tribunal in Dhaka sends three war crimes suspects to jail for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity in Mymensingh and Jamalpur during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
