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[25 Mar 2010 | Comments Off ]

Tribunal chairman tells Star

Hours after his appointment as the country’s first ever war crimes tribunal chairman, Justice Md Nizamul Huq said yesterday this is a new assignment for him but his task remains the same since as a judge he has to ensure justice.
“We will hold trial of the war criminals in such a manner that the real culprits, and not a single innocent person, are punished,” he told The Daily Star.
Justice Nizamul, who is a judge of the High Court, now heads …

Daily Star, Dhaka, English, Law, News, War Crime, War Criminal »

[25 Mar 2010 | Comments Off ]

Govt announces tribunal, investigation agency, prosecution unit to try genocide, crimes against humanity, peace
On the eve of the anniversary of the genocide committed by Pakistan occupation forces in 1971, the government yesterday announced the tribunal, investigation agency and prosecution team for trying war criminals of the Liberation War.
The landmark announcement came just seven hours before the moment the massacre was committed on the black night of March 25, 1971.
In a packed conference room of the home ministry at 4:00pm, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed …

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[25 Mar 2010 | Comments Off ]

শাহরিয়ার কবীরের এই নিবন্ধে তিনি বর্তমান সরকারের নীতি নির্ধারকদের, যুদ্ধাপরাধ বিষয়ক ভূমিকার সমালোচনা করেছেন। ১৯৭৩ সালের আইনের রেফারেন্স নিয়ে তিনি বলেন এই আইনে প্রতীকি বিচারের কোন সুযোগ নেই এমনকি অপরাধ প্রমানিত হলে মৃত্যুদন্ডের বিধান পর্যন্ত রয়েছে। এই আইনের অধীনে যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচারের জন্য গঠিত ট্রাইবুনাল হবে সম্পূর্ণ স্বাধীন, এবং বিচারের সম্পূর্ণ ক্ষমতা এই ট্রাইবুনালের উপরই ন্যস্ত থাকবে।

Bangladesh, Bangladesh 1971 Trials, English, Extremism, Extremist funding, Intellectuals, International opinion, International response, Islamism/Islamophobia, Letter, Lobbying, London, Petition/Signature Campaign, Politics, Religion, The Guardian, United Kingdom »

[25 Mar 2010 | Comments Off ]

We are concerned by the rise of Islamophobia, the negative coverage of Muslims in the media, the violent street mobilisations of extreme rightwing organisations like the English Defence League, and the rising electoral support for the British National party (The battle for Barking, Weekend, 13 March). Following Channel 4’s recent inflammatory documentary, Britain’s Islamic Republic, which saw concentrated attacks on the East London Mosque, the English Defence League marched through central London with placards including the demand “Close the East London Mosque …