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Bangladesh Catholic bishops say Hasina verdict was one-sided
By Stephan Uttom Rozario/Catholic New Agency Dhaka, November 19 – The secretary of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops’ Conference has criticized the death sentence given to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as unilateral and politically motivated, reaffirming the Church’s opposition to capital punishment. Bishop Ponen Paul...
Domestic and regional fallout of death sentence against Sheikh Hasina
With military tension persisting between India and Pakistan since Operation Sindoor in May, and the concerning developments in Bangladesh, South Asia is in the cusp of changes with worrying possibilities.
Hasina rejects ICT verdict, volunteers to face ICC at the Hague
Says is ready to face her accusers in a proper tribunal where the evidence can be weighed and tested fairly. Challenges the interim government to bring these charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague
Hasina gets death penalty
Dhaka, November 17 (The Daily Times of Bangladesh) – The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising. A three-member bench of ICT-1, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, delivered...
Controversies surrounding South Asian national anthems
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily news Colombo, November 11: As new nations carved out of the British Empire, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have had controversies over their national emblems such as the flag and the anthem. Some of these controversies persisted, while others died out. In...
Radical Islamists on the upswing in Bangladesh and Pakistan
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, November 2-Radical Islamists are gaining ground in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are getting more organised, militant and terroristic, while in Bangladesh, they are expanding their ideological reach, a development which could reshape domestic electoral outcomes and relations with India....
Radical Islamists on the upswing in Bangladesh and Pakistan
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, October 28 – Radical Islamists are gaining ground in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are getting more organised, militant and terroristic, while in Bangladesh, they are expanding their ideological reach, a development which could reshape domestic electoral outcomes and relations...
Bangladesh Jamaat-i-Islami should tender unconditional apology for its 1971 atrocities
By Abdul Kalam Azad Dhaka, October 25 (TOB) – Dhaka, October 25 (TOB) – The brutal killings, mass rapes, lootings and arson attacks committed during Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War are not up for debate. They are well-documented facts, etched in history and in the nation’s...
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal comes under scrutiny
While most observers support the judicial process, others point to distortions and pitfalls
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