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Bangladesh war crimes court indicts UK Muslim leader
May 3, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) has indicted Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Bangladesh-born UK Muslim leader, for crimes against humanity and genocide including his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war. Mueen-Uddin is alleged to.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami leader to death
February 28, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Thursday sentenced to death Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedee. Following the death sentence, violence between police and activists from Sayeedee's party ensued throughout the country resulting in at least 30 deaths.... [more]
HRW: Amendments threaten legitimacy of Bangladesh war crimes tribunal
February 15, 2013 by Max Slater
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Bangladesh on Thursday for offering retroactive amendments that change war crime laws to allow plaintiffs to appeal verdicts delivered by the nation's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The amendments were approved in response to days of protests that ensued.... [more]
UN rights experts concerned over death sentence imposed in Bangladesh
February 7, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Two UN human rights experts on Thursday expressed concern over the death sentence imposed by the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICBT) on Abdul Kalam Azad for crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Christof Heynes, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Islamist party leader to life
February 5, 2013 by Julie Deisher
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Tuesday handed down its second verdict, sentencing Abdul Quader Mollah, leader of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), to life in prison. This sentence comes a week after televangelist televangelist Abul Kalam Azad, also known as "Bachchu.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami member to death
January 21, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The second International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Monday sentenced to death 64-year-old televangelist Abul Kalam Azad, also known as "Bachchu Razakar," for crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The ICTB found Azad guilty in absentia of murder, rape,.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal rejects retrial plea by Jamaat-e-Islami leader
January 7, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The second International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) rejected a plea on Monday from Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla for a re-trial. Justice Obaidul Hassan of the ICTB rejected the petition for re-trial and ordered the defense to commence with arguments..... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal judge resigns
December 12, 2012 by Jerry Votava
Justice Mohammed Nizamul Huq, a judge for the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) resigned from his position on Tuesday. Huq was the chairman of the tribunal's three-judge panel, and is a Justice for the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. His resignation follows.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal began its first trial [this day at law]
November 20, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On November 20, 2011, the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICTB) began its first trial for crimes against humanity committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. A week prior to the trial, ICTB prosecutors filed an application for formal charges against a former political leader.... [more]
Bangladesh police arrest top Jamaat-e-Islami official for war crimes
August 22, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Police in Bangladesh arrested a top member of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Wednesday after a war crimes court ordered his arrest hours earlier. The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) issued a warrant for the arrest of ATM Azharul Islam and ordered police to bring him before the court.... [more]
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