Bangladeshi police stand guard at the jail where Abdul Quader Molla, a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes, was hanged in Dhaka on December 12, 2013. Bangladesh on December 12 hanged a senior Islamist leader known as the "Butcher of Mirpur", making him the first person to be put to death for massacres committed [...]

DHAKA - Bangladesh has executed a senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party after the Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal. Abdul Kader Molla, convicted of war crimes, was hanged in a prison in the capital Dhaka. Molla, described as the “Butcher of Mirpur”, was granted a dramatic stay of execution before he was due [...]

AN Islamic opposition leader convicted of war crimes has been executed in Bangladesh, hours after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute … [Read More]

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People celebrate after hearing the news of Bangladesh Jamaat-E-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah's execution in Dhaka December 12, 2013.Bangladesh executed Islamist opposition leader Abdul Quader Mollah on Thursday for war crimes he committed in 1971, in a move likely to spark more violent protests less than a month before elections are due to be … [...]

Bangladeshi officials confirmed that Abdul Qader Mollah was hanged to death at 10:01 p.m. local time. A VOA reporter in the capital city Dhaka said there is heavy security in the city as the situation remains tense. According to The Associated Press, Mollah's party Jamaat-e-Islami has called for a nationwide general strike for [...]

A full bench of the appellate division of the Supreme Court in Bangladesh on Thursday upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah, clearing the way for his execution. The apex court said that as per the Constitution, a review petition is not admissible in the case of a war crimes convict. Mollah’s [...]

Protesters continue to gather in Dhaka to demand the execution of Islamist opposition leader Abdul Quader Mollah. Abdul Quader Mollah, who has been declared guilty of war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, was due to be hanged at the Dhaka Central Jail just after midnight on Wednesday, but his lawyers [...]

I had the unique opportunity of being the Public Relations Officer of the Army in New Delhi during the the 1971 India Pakistan operations. As an officer in the Directorate of Public Relations, I was attached to the office of the Army Chief, General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw, who later became a Field Marshal for his [...]

Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion personnel keep watch during an ongoing blockade organised by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty … [Read More]

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Human Rights Day is being observed in Bangladesh, amidst extreme forms of humiliation and denial of human dignity. Lives, livelihoods, and liberties are not only being undermined but being literally denied in the political quest of a few. The two major political camps of Bangladesh are in a diabolical race [...]