war criminals

War Crimes Legislation :West backs trial, int'l norms

Mon November 2, 2009 - 12:06pm BdST

Western diplomats remain concerned that unless the government further amends the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973, the trials of war criminals may not meet the minimum international standards of due process and fairness. The concern was expressed to The Daily Star by diplomats supportive of the Bangladesh government's decision to hold trials of people alleged to have committed war crimes during the 1971 War of Independence.

War crime trial delayed to ensure int'l standard: Quamrul

Sun October 11, 2009 - 10:55pm BdST

State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam today said holding trial of the war criminals is running into delay for making the proceedings international standard and fair. The minister further said the government want to hold the trial of listed war criminals, not of any particular party, private television channel ATN Bangla reports.

No confusion in holding war crime trial: Law Minister

Sun September 6, 2009 - 5:17pm BdST

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shafique Ahmed today said it is not possible to announce a specific roadmap for holding trial of war criminals but there is no confusion about holding the trial. "The trial of war criminals will start after the ongoing arrangement of logistic support for this purpose," the law minister said at a briefing at his secretariat office.

‘Anti-liberation forces out to make grand alliance govt unstable’

Sun September 6, 2009 - 2:27am BdST

Acting general secretary of Awami League and special assistant to the Prime Minister Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif alleged yesterday that anti-liberation forces, war criminals and the killers of Bangabandhu were hatching conspiracies to make the Awami League-led grand alliance government unstable.

Govt asked to arrest ‘known’ war criminals before trial

Sat September 5, 2009 - 1:51am BdST

A citizen's group campaigning for putting alleged perpetrators of the 1971 war crimes on trial yesterday asked the government to arrest some of the branded war criminals before formally commissioning the trial.

Shafique rules out SQ Chy comment on war trial

Sun August 30, 2009 - 1:57pm BdST

Law Minister Shafique Ahmed today ruled out a comment by BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury that the government has no authority to try the war criminals. Shafique Ahmed said the government has every right, authority and efficiency to bring the war criminals to trial.

US to help try Aug 15 culprits, war criminals

Sun August 16, 2009 - 2:36am BdST

US assistant secretary of state for South and Middleeast affairs Robert Blake has said his country will provide all sorts of assistance to Bangladesh for trial of the perpetrators of the August 15 carnage of 1975 and the war criminals of 1971.

Prosecutors and investigators to be named shortly

Mon July 27, 2009 - 3:51am BdST

The government will finalise the names of prosecutors and investigators within a day or two for holding the long-awaited trial of war criminals, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said yesterday.

War crime trial nothing but political vengeance: Nizami

Fri July 10, 2009 - 11:46pm BdST

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami Friday said the government's move for holding the trial of war criminals is nothing but "manifestation of its political vengeance" towards its opponents.

Jamaat will go to int’l forums if politically victimised

Fri May 15, 2009 - 11:47pm BdST

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami today said his party would go to international forums, including human rights organisations, to seek justice if they are politically repressed and deprived of human rights in the name of holding trial of war criminals.