Anti-terrorist drive: Bangladesh arrests over 3,000; PM Hasina vows no mercy to those behind killings
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities as police detained over 3,000 people, including 37 suspected Islamists, on the first day of a nationwide anti-terrorist drive.
Jun 11, 2016, 22:50 PM IST
'Bar on RSS men in Central govt jobs unconstitutional'
The Centre, by its 1966 order, had banned government employees from participating in activities of RSS and Jamaat-e-Islami.
Jun 11, 2016, 09:08 AM IST
RSS, Jamaat cadres may be allowed to join Central govt jobs
The Home Ministry had first issued the order in 1966 making it mandatory for all new recruits to give a declaration that he or she does not have membership of either RSS and Jamaat-e-Islami.
Jun 09, 2016, 21:53 PM IST
We support retributive justice for war crimes in Bangladesh: India on Nizami's hanging
Reacting to execution of top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, India today said it was supportive of the judicial process to ensure justice in war crimes committed during the movement for the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
May 12, 2016, 22:24 PM IST
Clashes in Bangladesh after Jamaat-e-Islami chief's execution
Clashes broke out between activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and police in several Bangladeshi cities on Wednesday after the execution of the top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
May 11, 2016, 22:04 PM IST
B'desh hangs Jamaat-e-Islami chief for 1971 war crime
Dhaka's district magistrate, the inspector general of prisons and senior police officials witnessed the hanging inside the high security prison compound.
May 11, 2016, 01:02 AM IST
Bangladesh summons Pak envoy, slams reaction to war crimes trial
Bangladesh on Monday summoned the Pakistani high commissioner here to lodge a protest over Islamabad's reaction to a Supreme Court judgment that confirmed the death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami chief and 1971 war crimes convict Motiur Rahman Nizami.
May 09, 2016, 19:01 PM IST
Bangladesh clears execution of top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence of top Islamist party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes, paving the way for his execution within days.
May 05, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
Bangla SC to pronounce fate of Jamaat-e-Islami chief on May 5
Bangladesh Supreme Court will pronounce the final verdict on May 5 on the death sentence it handed down to chief of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami, Motiur Rahman Nizami, deciding his fate over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
May 03, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
Three detained for murder of Hindu tailor in Bangladesh
Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested three men, including a member of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami and a journalist, for the brutal murder of a Hindu tailor by machete-wielding ISIS militants in the latest attack on secular writers and minorities in the Muslim-majority nation.
May 01, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
Panama Papers leak: Pakistani opposition steps up pressure on Nawaz Sahrif
Islamabad: Pakistani opposition parties have discussed various probe options as also stepped up pressure as the Panama Papers` issue continues to haunt Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family.
Apr 23, 2016, 20:12 PM IST
Bangladesh HC rejects petition challenging Islam as state religion
Bangladesh High Court on Monday rejected a petition by secular activists that challenges the constitutional provision recognising Islam as the state religion of the Muslim-majority nation.The bench of Justice
Mar 28, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
Bangladesh Islamists protest call to scrap state religion
Bangladesh`s largest Islamist party called a nationwide strike Monday to protest a legal move to scrap Islam as the state religion.
Mar 28, 2016, 11:27 AM IST
Bangladesh`s top court upholds Islamist tycoon`s death sentence
Bangladesh`s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami`s chief financier, imposed for war crimes, in a major blow to the country`s biggest Islamist party.
Mar 08, 2016, 16:48 PM IST
Resolution passed against Valentine's Day in NW Pakistan
Valentine's Day celebration was on Friday banned in northwest Pakistan with authorities in the restive region saying that the western tradition has no place in Islam.
Feb 12, 2016, 20:31 PM IST
Pakistan bans Valentine's Day celebrations in Islamabad?
Pakistan may ban all activities linked to the celebration of the Valentine's Day in the capital Islamabad.
Feb 10, 2016, 18:55 PM IST
Two more sentenced to death for Bangladesh war crimes
A Bangladeshi tribunal sentenced two former pro-Pakistan militia fighters to death Tuesday for war crimes during the country`s 1971 independence conflict.
Feb 02, 2016, 18:01 PM IST
Bangladesh beefs up security as Jamaat-e-Islami calls nationwide shutdown
Authorities intensified security measures on Thursday with Bangladesh's largest Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami observing a nationwide shutdown to protest an apex court verdict that upheld death penalty for its chief.
Jan 07, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader
Bangladesh`s highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence against the leader of the country`s largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle.
Jan 06, 2016, 09:28 AM IST
Jamaat-e-Islami voices concern over growing intolerance
At the four-day national conclave, which concluded here on Monday, JIH criticized the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the increasing incidents of intolerance and the statements of central ministers and BJP leaders encouraging communal elements.
Dec 14, 2015, 22:49 PM IST
