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Bangladesh Jamaat chief sentenced to death for war crimes

DHAKA, Oct. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami was sentenced to death Wednesday for war crimes including mass killings. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 pronounced the verdict Wednesday in a capital Dhaka. Nizami, also a former Bangladesh Industries minister, is now behind the bar. The three-member panel of the ICT-1 led […]

India uncovers suspected plot to assassinate Bangladeshi PM – security officials

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has uncovered a suspected plot by banned Bangladeshi militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen to assassinate the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and carry out a coup, three senior Indian security officials told Reuters on Tuesday. India will hand over a dossier to Bangladesh with details of the plan by members of the […]

Bangladesh on Alert Ahead of War Crimes Verdict

Bangladesh has boosted security in the capital hours before a special tribunal is to deliver a verdict against the top leader of an Islamist party on war crimes charges. The charges facing Motiur Rahman Nizami, chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, stem from the nation’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971, reports AP. The prosecution says […]

Bangladesh, UAE ink treaties on security, extradition

DHAKA, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates have signed three agreements on prisoners’ extradition, security collaboration and land allotment for the gulf state’s embassy in Dhaka. The deals were signed on Monday after both countries’ premiers — Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum– held talks. The deals were […]

China considers harsher law to crack down on terrorism

Chinese lawmakers are mulling revising the Criminal Law to crack down more heavily on terrorism. Several items are expected to be added to current terror-related stipulations. The draft amendment to the Criminal Law was submitted on Monday to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) for a first reading during the legislature’s bi-monthly […]

Prime Minister of Bangladesh visits Grand Mosque in UAE

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikha Hasina Wajed, has visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. She was accompanied by UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh, Saeed bin Hajar Al Shehhi and Bangladeshi Ambassador to UAE Mohammed Omran. At the arrival, they were received by Yousif Al Obaidli, Director-General of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, reports Khaleejtimes. Sheikha […]

Hearing in BNP chief’s graft case appeal early next month

DHAKA, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — A fresh date has been fixed for hearing the appeal against a High Court verdict that had rejected a petition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief challenging charge framing order against her and others in a graft case. The five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Md […]

Beijing expects to cut pollutants discharge by 1/3 during APEC

The pollutants discharge in Beijing and neighboring regions of Tianjin and Hebei is expected to be cut by a third during next month’s APEC meeting, thanks to a series of air pollution control measures. “China will take the highest-level measures to guarantee the air quality during the APEC meeting,” said Chai Fahe, vice president of […]

HK business leaders: Occupy Movement damages economy, social order

HONG KONG, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Several Hong Kong business leaders have criticized the month-long Occupy Central Movement, saying the illegal movement has disrupted Hong Kong’s social order and would cause long-term damage to the business environment of the Asian financial center. Cheng Kar-shun, chairman of the New World Development and a Standing Committee member […]