Chittagong, Feb 6 (bdnews24.com) – A counsel of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury has raised objection to him being addressed as ‘Saqa Chowdhury’ by the prosecution during the hearing of a case.
Brought to Chittagong Central Jail from Dhaka on Saturday, accused Chowdhury was produced before the court on Monday in connection with a case relating to vandalising vehicles.
During the charge-framing hearing against the BNP leader in a case filed on Nov 7, 2010 for vandalising a lorry, a covered van and a truck …

The International Crimes Tribunal will amend Section 54 of its rules of procedure, replacing the word ‘documents’ with ‘manuscripts’ in respect of accepting some forms of printed materials relating to the trial of crimes against humanity committed during 1971.
The tribunal announced its decision yesterday following Thursday’s proceedings, which saw a debate break out on how the tribunal would accept newspaper reports as evidence.
During yesterday’s proceedings, the tribunal said it had closely examined the rules of procedure of the International Crimes Tribunal Act, …

The witnesses were being told that they might face trouble if the government changed, he said. “It should be understood that this is a reason why the prosecution is not being able to produce a number of witnesses [in court]”.

The minister said this while addressing a dialogue on ‘Trial of Crimes Against Humanity: Ensuring Transparency,

ICT deferred date for indictment hearing of Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary-general Abdul Quader Molla till Feb 19.

Jan 29, Colombo: The United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen J. Rapp will be in Sri Lanka next week, unconfirmed reports say.
Rapp is expected to have high level discussions with the Sri Lankan government officials including the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, opposition and civil society leaders.
However, neither Sri Lankan government nor the US Embassy in Colombo had issued an official statement regarding the official’s visit.
A website quoting an unnamed spokesman of US Embassy in Colombo said that the spokesman has confirmed …

Dhaka, Jan 29 (bdnews24.com) — The war crimes tribunal on Sunday adjourned hearing before lunch and the prosecution zipped through four witnesses in a case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee.
The defence kept its cross-examination rather brief and in fact declined to cross-examine two witnesses who only corroborated the seizure of evidence by the investigation officer.
Earlier, the tribunal adjourned for half an hour responding to a defence plea to allow them time for examining documents.
The International Crimes Tribunal, set up to try crimes against …

The defence kept its cross-examination rather brief and in fact declined to cross-examine two witnesses who only corroborated the seizure of evidence by the investigation officer.

Earlier, the tribunal adjourned for half an hour responding to a defence plea to allow them time for examining documents.

DHAKA: Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Saturday said that the trial of the crimes against humanity, committed during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, will be completed by 2012.
“It needs some time to ensure international standard of the trial and maintain due process of law,” he told the journalists after a dialogue on ‘Trial of Crimes against Humanity: Ensuring Transparency, Accountability and Due Process of Law.’
The discussion was organised by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city with its chairman Dr Mizanur …

GAZIPUR, Jan 28 (BSS) – Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun today said here no conspiracy could stop the trial of the war criminals involved in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
“Main Opposition BNP has been hatching conspiracies in the name of agitation programmes against the government. But the trail of the war criminals will surely be held challenging all sorts of conspiracies,” she said while addressing a fresher’ reception function at Gazipur Women College.
Referring some development programmes in education sector, she said, “The programme on distributing books …

DHAKA, Jan 28 (BSS) – Awami League Presidium Member Advocate Yusuf Hossain Humayun today blasted the opposition for creating an anarchic situation in the country to thwart the ongoing trial of war criminals and urged all pro-liberation forces to remain united for expediting the trail process.
“Trial of war criminals must be completed during the present government’s tenure maintaining international standard,” he told after inaugurating a mass signature campaign here.
Bangabandhu Shishu-Kishore Mela (BSKM) organised the programme to mobilize public opinion for expediting the war crimes trail.
BSKM president Mia Monsaf chaired the …

India must take some bold steps quickly to let Dhaka know that as a friendly neighbour it is committed to help the country and its people.
As the dust over an attempted coup or conspiracy in Bangladesh settles, it is confirmed that the Indian intelligence agencies warned army top brass in Dhaka about the conspiracy hatched against the Shaikh Hasina government. On this occasion, the Bangladesh army acted in time and nipped the defiance in the bud.
In 1975 too when Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rehman and 15 of his family members were …

The law minister said the trial of crimes against humanity commited during liberation war in1971 would come to an end by 2012 while talking to journalists