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January - 1 
former Jamaat-e Islami (JeI) Chief Ghulam Azam, and its assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman appealed to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to exempt them from the crimes against humanity charges. The prosecution has to submit the rearranged charges against Azam by January 5 and ag
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former Jamaat-e Islami (JeI) Chief Ghulam Azam, and its assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman appealed to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to exempt them from the crimes against humanity charges. The prosecution has to submit the rearranged charges against Azam by January 5 and against Kamaruzzaman by January 12 as per the court order.
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January - 19 
The Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled an attempt by some of its officers, apparently driven by religious considerations, to overthrow Sheikh Hasina's Government, reports The Times of India. Government sources here confirmed that those held for the attempted coup were "anti-India'' and wanted to
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The Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled an attempt by some of its officers, apparently driven by religious considerations, to overthrow Sheikh Hasina's Government, reports The Times of India. Government sources here confirmed that those held for the attempted coup were "anti-India'' and wanted to undo the changes effected by the Hasina government in 2011 in the Constitution to make it more secular. Indian agencies have had inputs about a possible coup in Bangladesh for the past few days. Brigadier General Muhammed Masud Razzaq told a press conference in Dhaka on January 19 that the military had specific evidence that up to 16 current and former Bangladeshi officers were involved in the conspiracy. While two retired officers, Lieutenant Colonel Ehsan Yusuf and Major Zakir, have been arrested, some of the main conspirators are believed to be based abroad, said agency reports from Bangladesh. They are said to have links with the 2009 mutiny, only two months after Hasina took over, by Bangladesh Rifles which first exposed the stray extremist elements in the army.
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January - 24 
denying links with Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asserted that his party does not believe in “army coup” and even do not know HuT, a banned Islamist outfit. “When the people have started to express their support to Khale
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denying links with Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asserted that his party does not believe in “army coup” and even do not know HuT, a banned Islamist outfit. “When the people have started to express their support to Khaleda Zia by making her programmes successful, the government is making the army controversial only to divert their attention,” Fakhrul told a rally in front of BNP central office in Naya Paltan.
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January - 30 
A Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activist was killed and around 80 others, including 19 policemen, were injured in clashes between law enforcers and Jamaat-Shibir men in the Rajshahi City's Hatim Khan area on January 30, reports The Daily Star. Following the clashes, some 53 people were arrested from differe
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A Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activist was killed and around 80 others, including 19 policemen, were injured in clashes between law enforcers and Jamaat-Shibir men in the Rajshahi City's Hatim Khan area on January 30, reports The Daily Star. Following the clashes, some 53 people were arrested from different parts of the city. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led four-party alliance announced that they will enforce a half-day hartal (strike) in the city on January 31 (today) to protest the killing.
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February - 24 
The extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh is at the final stage of consideration by the latter, Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on February 24, reports The Daily Star. Bangladesh Home Minister Shahara Khatun also said the issue was discussed and the deal would be signed i
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The extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh is at the final stage of consideration by the latter, Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on February 24, reports The Daily Star. Bangladesh Home Minister Shahara Khatun also said the issue was discussed and the deal would be signed in “near future”.
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February - 24 
Top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia, currently lodged in a Dhaka jail, will be handed over to India by Bangladesh immediately after the legal process involving his deportation is over in Bangladesh, reports The Times of India on February 24. Bangladesh Home Minister Shahara
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Top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia, currently lodged in a Dhaka jail, will be handed over to India by Bangladesh immediately after the legal process involving his deportation is over in Bangladesh, reports The Times of India on February 24. Bangladesh Home Minister Shahara Khatun said her country was committed to hand over the ULFA 'General Secretary', against whom an Interpol red corner notice was pending. Arrested in Bangladesh in 1997 for forging travel documents, 54-year-old Anup Chetia is under detention on completion of his jail term.
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February - 27 
The Chairman of Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ), Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini, commented that Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina is plotting to destroy the Army in the name of detecting religious fanatics.
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The Chairman of Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ), Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini, commented that Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina is plotting to destroy the Army in the name of detecting religious fanatics.
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March - 1 
US Pacific Command (USPACOM) chief Admiral Robert Willard told lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March 1 that US Special Forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations, according to Bdne
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US Pacific Command (USPACOM) chief Admiral Robert Willard told lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March 1 that US Special Forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations, according to Bdnews24.com. He stated, "We have currently special forces assist teams laid down in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and India as part of the effort to enhance their counter-terrorism capabilities.”
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March - 2 
The War Crime (WC) trial, conducted by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), of eight war crimes suspects will be completed by 2012, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said on March 2, reports Daily Star. He added that the Government is going to formulate a new law to tackle any probable bid to foil the tri
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The War Crime (WC) trial, conducted by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), of eight war crimes suspects will be completed by 2012, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said on March 2, reports Daily Star. He added that the Government is going to formulate a new law to tackle any probable bid to foil the trial proceedings and another tribunal would be set up within this month to speed up the process.
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March - 8 
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 8, accused opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia of receiving money from Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) ahead of 1991 general elections of Bangladesh, reports thenews.com.pk. Hasina’s comments came four days af
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 8, accused opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia of receiving money from Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) ahead of 1991 general elections of Bangladesh, reports thenews.com.pk. Hasina’s comments came four days after the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Khaleej Times reported that ISI paid Zia Rs 500 million ahead of the 1991 elections “to help her in polls against Hasina Wajid’s (Wajed’s) Awami League generally perceived by Pakistan’s security establishment as pro-India”.
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March - 8 
Hasina further alleged that after accepting the money Khaleda became obligated to defend perpetrators of 1971 Liberation War time “crimes against humanity” that is why she is now desperately trying to obstruct the War Crime (WC) trial.
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Hasina further alleged that after accepting the money Khaleda became obligated to defend perpetrators of 1971 Liberation War time “crimes against humanity” that is why she is now desperately trying to obstruct the War Crime (WC) trial.
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March - 14 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 14 reiterated her resolve to try the War Criminals on the soil of Bangladesh, according to Daily Star. Addressing the opposition leader Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), she commented, “You cannot save them”. She further alleged, that the BNP ch
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 14 reiterated her resolve to try the War Criminals on the soil of Bangladesh, according to Daily Star. Addressing the opposition leader Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), she commented, “You cannot save them”. She further alleged, that the BNP chairperson and her husband, Ziaur Rahman, tried to save the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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March - 15 
The report on Durrani's testimony came as BNP trashed the report with the party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on March 15 demanding proof on the allegation. Alamgir stated, "Our leader (BNP chief) never took money from abroad. The allegation of taking money from ISI is absol
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The report on Durrani's testimony came as BNP trashed the report with the party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on March 15 demanding proof on the allegation. Alamgir stated, "Our leader (BNP chief) never took money from abroad. The allegation of taking money from ISI is absolutely false and we are collecting information about it. We will give our reply in time”.
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March - 18 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 18 said the opposition leader Khaleda Zia had been conspiring against the country since its liberation in 1971, reports Daily Star. She stated, “It's now clear that Khaleda has been hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh since its independence”. Hasina said Ziau
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 18 said the opposition leader Khaleda Zia had been conspiring against the country since its liberation in 1971, reports Daily Star. She stated, “It's now clear that Khaleda has been hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh since its independence”. Hasina said Ziaur Rahman was a freedom fighter by chance, but his wife (Khaleda) never expressed solidarity with the country's independence. Hasina further commented, “It'll also come to light one day that how much money Khaleda had taken from the ISI during the 2001 elections”.
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March - 19 
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on March 19 that the Ministry would seek transcript of ex- Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Asad Durrani’s testimony before Pakistan’s Supreme Court where he admitted to funding the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during the 1991 general elections, reports P
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Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on March 19 that the Ministry would seek transcript of ex- Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Asad Durrani’s testimony before Pakistan’s Supreme Court where he admitted to funding the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during the 1991 general elections, reports Pakistan Observer. She stated, “We can provide more details after getting the transcript in our hands. This is necessary to be clear about what actually happened. We also need to know what is actually written in the transcript”.
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March - 22 
Government has announced a new tribunal to expedite the crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh with Justice ATM Fazle Kabir as its chairman, reports The Independent. Justice Fazle Kabir, who was a member of the first International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), will head a three-mem
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Government has announced a new tribunal to expedite the crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh with Justice ATM Fazle Kabir as its chairman, reports The Independent. Justice Fazle Kabir, who was a member of the first International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), will head a three-member new tribunal, which also includes Justice Obaidul Hasan and Mohammad Shahinur Islam, a gazette notification of law ministry said on March 22. The new tribunal is expected to start it function from March 25 onwards at the Old High Court Building, just next door to the present ICT chamber. The state minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs Advocate Qamrul Islam earlier said that the new tribunal would ease pressure on the first ICT, which has already been dealing with the cases against eight persons for their alleged involvement in the crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh since its inception on March 25, 2010.
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March - 22 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 22 in an event organized to mark the 37th founding anniversary of the Islamic Foundation urged all religious-minded people to beware of any conspiracy against the trial of the war criminals. She added, the government has taken steps to bring the perpetrators of
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 22 in an event organized to mark the 37th founding anniversary of the Islamic Foundation urged all religious-minded people to beware of any conspiracy against the trial of the war criminals. She added, the government has taken steps to bring the perpetrators of the crimes against humanity to justice.
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March - 25 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 25 said the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is holding the War Crime trial strictly in accordance with the country’s law and maintaining international standard.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 25 said the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is holding the War Crime trial strictly in accordance with the country’s law and maintaining international standard.
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March - 25 
She further commented, “Those who were engaged in killing, torture, arson and rape during the liberation war would surely be brought to book”. Hasina said the commitment of the present Government to eliminate corruption, terrorism and militancy has been acclaimed at home and abroad in equal measure.
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She further commented, “Those who were engaged in killing, torture, arson and rape during the liberation war would surely be brought to book”. Hasina said the commitment of the present Government to eliminate corruption, terrorism and militancy has been acclaimed at home and abroad in equal measure. “The image of the country has improved abroad as the government contained these social ills with iron hand,” she added.
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March - 27 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 27 reiterated her vow to turn the visions of Sonar Bangla (Prosperous Bengal) and "Digital Bangladesh" into reality, and said that in spite of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Begum Khaleda Zia's attempts to save war criminals, the Government would arra
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 27 reiterated her vow to turn the visions of Sonar Bangla (Prosperous Bengal) and "Digital Bangladesh" into reality, and said that in spite of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Begum Khaleda Zia's attempts to save war criminals, the Government would arrange the trial of war criminals with all its might.
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April - 4 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT–1) on April 4 framed 23 specific charges against detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971, reports The Daily Star. The cha
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT–1) on April 4 framed 23 specific charges against detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971, reports The Daily Star. The charges include murdering civilians; collaborating with the Pakistani occupation army to kill and torture unarmed people, looting of valuables and torching of houses and other properties; persecuting people on religious and political grounds; and committing atrocities on the Hindus. The Independent reports that the Law minister Shafique Ahmed said that if needed the Government would make laws to set up more tribunals to try war criminals.
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April - 8 
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on April 8 said Dhaka’s multifaceted cooperation with Washington including in the field of defence and Security would never allow US military base in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. She said that different aspects of defence cooperation between Dhaka and Washington, in
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Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on April 8 said Dhaka’s multifaceted cooperation with Washington including in the field of defence and Security would never allow US military base in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. She said that different aspects of defence cooperation between Dhaka and Washington, including counterterrorism and militancy, would be discussed at the Security dialogue scheduled to be held on April 19. She also made it clear that now there is no presence of the US military in Bangladesh, excepting six or seven US military personnel who are in the country for training purposes. Replying to a question about the Indian prime minister's spokesman's remarks that terrorist outfits are still hiding in Bangladesh, Dipu Moni said the Government would not allow any terrorist outfit to use an inch of territory to work against Bangladesh or any neighbour or any other countries.
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April - 9 
The Daily Star reports that Abul Kalam Azad, a fugitive war crimes suspect widely known as Bachchu Razakar, fled to India through the Hili border in Dinajpur District on April 2, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on April 9. Azad is facing an arrest warrant for committing crimes against humanity dur
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The Daily Star reports that Abul Kalam Azad, a fugitive war crimes suspect widely known as Bachchu Razakar, fled to India through the Hili border in Dinajpur District on April 2, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on April 9. Azad is facing an arrest warrant for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) had issued the warrant on April 3.
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April - 15 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her Government's tough stance against terrorism and militancy and vowed that the government would never compromise on these issues, reports The Daily Star. She said this when Canada's Special Envoy on Commonwealth Membership Renewal Senator Hugh Segal called
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her Government's tough stance against terrorism and militancy and vowed that the government would never compromise on these issues, reports The Daily Star. She said this when Canada's Special Envoy on Commonwealth Membership Renewal Senator Hugh Segal called on her at her office on April 15. Hasina told the envoy that her Government has worked hard to keep a control on terrorism and militancy in the last three years. She further said Canada should return Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's convicted killer Maj (retd) Noor Chowdhury, who is currently residing in Canada, to Bangladesh to face justice. In response, the envoy told the PM that he would convey her message to the concerned authorities of the Canadian government
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May - 9 
Bangladesh Navy has commissioned a Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) unit to strengthen anti-terrorism and anti-piracy drive in the Bay of Bengal during peacetime and to go for sweeping measures during crisis. The unit will have around strength of around 900. “During peace time, this will b
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Bangladesh Navy has commissioned a Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) unit to strengthen anti-terrorism and anti-piracy drive in the Bay of Bengal during peacetime and to go for sweeping measures during crisis. The unit will have around strength of around 900. “During peace time, this will be a complementary force with the coast guards in drives against smugglers, armed groups and terrorists in the Sundarbans area,” said navy chief Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed.
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May - 17 
The draft national strategy on counter terrorism is expected to see its final shape in a couple of months, Home Ministry’s additional secretary Kamal Uddin Ahmed said on the sidelines of a regional counter terrorism conference on May 17, reports The New Age. The strategy would keep readied teams of
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The draft national strategy on counter terrorism is expected to see its final shape in a couple of months, Home Ministry’s additional secretary Kamal Uddin Ahmed said on the sidelines of a regional counter terrorism conference on May 17, reports The New Age. The strategy would keep readied teams of armed forces, RAB and other law enforcing agencies for emergency responses at any place in the country and beyond, the official said.
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June - 4 
Though the Government of Bangladesh has launched a crackdown against militants of North East (NE) using the territory of the country as safe haven, the recent arrests of militants by personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) proved that the militants still have a number of camps and bases in the
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Though the Government of Bangladesh has launched a crackdown against militants of North East (NE) using the territory of the country as safe haven, the recent arrests of militants by personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) proved that the militants still have a number of camps and bases in the neighbouring country, reports The Assam Tribune. Highly placed security sources told that the militant groups, particularly the groups of Manipur, still have camps in the Moulvi Bazar area, while, a number of other outfits including the hardline faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) are maintaining camps in the jungles in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border areas. Sources said that the militant groups of North East also have some camps in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area.
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June - 21 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 21 alleged that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) men killed around 22,000 leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) during their tenure, reports The Daily Star. She said BNP not only unleashed such brutalities against AL leaders and worke
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 21 alleged that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) men killed around 22,000 leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) during their tenure, reports The Daily Star. She said BNP not only unleashed such brutalities against AL leaders and workers but also against members of the minority community.
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June - 21 
State Minister for Law Advocate Qamrul Islam said that trial of those who have been remaining in custody for their involvement in activities against humanity in 1971 would be finished this year, reports The Independent.
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State Minister for Law Advocate Qamrul Islam said that trial of those who have been remaining in custody for their involvement in activities against humanity in 1971 would be finished this year, reports The Independent.
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July - 15 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on July 15 said that her Government has made the country free of terrorism and militancy after the synchronised bombings in 500 places during the previous government in 2005.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on July 15 said that her Government has made the country free of terrorism and militancy after the synchronised bombings in 500 places during the previous government in 2005.
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July - 26 
Bangladesh and India are in the process of giving a final shape to the extradition treaty between the two countries, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Mijarul Quayes said on July 26, reports Outlook India. For giving a final shape to the extradition treaty, the Foreign Ministry of the respective count
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Bangladesh and India are in the process of giving a final shape to the extradition treaty between the two countries, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Mijarul Quayes said on July 26, reports Outlook India. For giving a final shape to the extradition treaty, the Foreign Ministry of the respective countries are now exchanging drafts for making a clean text of the treaty, after which the treaty is likely to be signed. The two countries recently signed an 'Agreement of Return on Sentenced Persons' under which a sentenced person of the neighbouring country can return to his/her own country and serve the remaining period of the sentence in the jail of that country.
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July - 27 
Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury on July 27 said the nation has seen enough of the trial of war crimes and no more soliciting is needed for the punishment of some ‘war criminals’ reports The Independent. “It’s been long … and so much engagement with laws won’t produce anything. One
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Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury on July 27 said the nation has seen enough of the trial of war crimes and no more soliciting is needed for the punishment of some ‘war criminals’ reports The Independent. “It’s been long … and so much engagement with laws won’t produce anything. One or two of the war criminals should be punished without delay, anyhow,” she told a discussion marking the 19th founding anniversary of Awami Sechchashebak League at the Engineering Institute, Bangladesh.
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August - 8 
Facing threat from militants and extremists, Bangladesh has launched a nationwide programme for monitoring mosques and madrasas to ensure clerics follow guidelines issued by the state-run Islamic Foundation, reports IBN Live. Islamic Foundation's director general Shamim Mohammed Afzal told, "We ha
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Facing threat from militants and extremists, Bangladesh has launched a nationwide programme for monitoring mosques and madrasas to ensure clerics follow guidelines issued by the state-run Islamic Foundation, reports IBN Live. Islamic Foundation's director general Shamim Mohammed Afzal told, "We have engaged our 40,000 staff having background in Islamic studies to monitor the mosques and see if the imams or khatibs are conveying our messages against militancy in line with the real Islamic teachings". He said the foundation staff would join the Muslim's weekly special juma congregations when the clerics were supposed to deliver lectures or sermons against religious extremism and militancy and highlighting the "spirit of love" against "hatred and violence". Islamic Foundation is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Religious Affairs working to disseminate values and ideals of Islam and carry out related activities. The foundation has distributed several million copies of two books against militancy at the 270,000 mosques and over 100,000 madrasas.
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August - 10 
Terming Islam a religion of peace, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 10 said those who have indulged in militancy and terrorism have no religion, reports The Daily Star. Sheikh Hasina said while addressing a function arranged on launching of a website 'Al Quran: Digital' held at Osmani Memorial
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Terming Islam a religion of peace, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 10 said those who have indulged in militancy and terrorism have no religion, reports The Daily Star. Sheikh Hasina said while addressing a function arranged on launching of a website 'Al Quran: Digital' held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka. She alleged that killing people in the name of Islam alongside bombing was a common phenomenon in Bangladesh during the of BNP-Jamaat alliance regime. Claiming that there is no militancy in the country now, she said people now can sleep and perform their religious rituals peacefully. The prime minister urged all to work with utmost devotion to ensure the wellbeing of the common people following the spirit of Islam, the holy book Quran and Sunnah. Hasina underscored the need for utilising the essence of Quran for the benefit of the human being after perceiving it.
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August - 17 
Awami League (AL) leaders on August 17 alleged that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP's) Tarique Rahman had patronised and financed the synchronised bomb blasts across Bangladesh seven years ago, reports The Independent. The AL leaders said that the previous BNP- Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ruling a
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Awami League (AL) leaders on August 17 alleged that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP's) Tarique Rahman had patronised and financed the synchronised bomb blasts across Bangladesh seven years ago, reports The Independent. The AL leaders said that the previous BNP- Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ruling alliance wanted to turn Bangladesh into a terrorist state through the simultaneous blasts at 63 out of 64 districts and killing the progressive people. They made this comment at a discussion organised in front of the AL central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka on August 17 marking the countrywide bomb blast by the then Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) as anti-terrorism day.The attacks followed series of blasts at court premises and public offices leaving at least 33 people killed and many injured.
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August - 21 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 21 called upon all the democracy-loving and pro-liberation forces to get united against militants, terrorists and bomb attackers to establish a lasting peace in the country, reports UNB Connect. The Prime Minister made the call while addressing a meeting organi
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 21 called upon all the democracy-loving and pro-liberation forces to get united against militants, terrorists and bomb attackers to establish a lasting peace in the country, reports UNB Connect. The Prime Minister made the call while addressing a meeting organised at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka, marking the 8th anniversary of heinous grenade attack on an Awami League rally at the same venue on this day in 2004. Hasina said the trial of war criminals has begun, the verdict of the Bangabandhu murder case has been executed and the trial of the grenade attackers and their patrons will definitely be held on the soil of Bangladesh. She said her government wants to build a peaceful Bangladesh free from all sorts of killing, terrorism and militancy, and revive the country’s image abroad.
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August - 24 
Awami League (AL) advisory council member and minister without portfolio, Suranjit Sengupta on August 24 said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia should make apology for the then government's involvement in the August 21 grenade attack in 2004, reports The Independent. He also alleged that during the tenure
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Awami League (AL) advisory council member and minister without portfolio, Suranjit Sengupta on August 24 said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia should make apology for the then government's involvement in the August 21 grenade attack in 2004, reports The Independent. He also alleged that during the tenure of Khaleda’s last government she sheltered war criminals and other elements involved in different killings, remaining as a national stigma.
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August - 26 
another witness on August 26, told the ICT-2 that JeI leader Abdul Quader Mollah had directly taken part in the killing of around 400 people at Alubdi of Pallabi in Dhaka during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. Ninth prosecution witness Amir Hossain Mollah, said the JeI assistant secretar
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another witness on August 26, told the ICT-2 that JeI leader Abdul Quader Mollah had directly taken part in the killing of around 400 people at Alubdi of Pallabi in Dhaka during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. Ninth prosecution witness Amir Hossain Mollah, said the JeI assistant secretary general along with the Pakistani Army opened fire on the people of Alubdi on April 24, 1971. He said on that day, 100-150 Biharis and Bangalees led by Quader entered a village and opened fire indiscriminately and killed them.
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August - 30 
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in a statement issued on August 30, termed Bangladesh as a black hole for disappeared victims, reports The Independent. The Hong Kong-based human rights watchdog in its statement issued to mark the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance said the p
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Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in a statement issued on August 30, termed Bangladesh as a black hole for disappeared victims, reports The Independent. The Hong Kong-based human rights watchdog in its statement issued to mark the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance said the people of Bangladesh are scared because their brothers and sons are disappearing. “Incidents of abduction by plain-clothed people, who often claim to be the country’s law-enforcing agents, are ongoing without any indication of being on the want,” the statement said. According to the statement, the stories of disappearances are being exposed by the media and human rights groups amidst constant denials by law-enforcement agencies and their political masters.
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September - 2 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), on September 2, began recording depositions by first defence witnesses on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, by hearing the testimony of Shamsul Alam Talukdar, reports The Independent. Talukdar said Sayedee was not involved in any wrongd
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), on September 2, began recording depositions by first defence witnesses on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, by hearing the testimony of Shamsul Alam Talukdar, reports The Independent. Talukdar said Sayedee was not involved in any wrongdoing during the Liberation War. Talukdar, who is from Pirojpur District, claimed that he was a freedom fighter and actively took part in the Liberation War, in Sector-9, under the command of Major (retired) Ziauddin Ahmed. “I was the second-in-command in a sub-sector that covered Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi Districts and the Sunderbans. I fought under the leadership of Major (retd) Ziauddin Ahmed,” he added. As a freedom fighter and commander, said Talukdar, he never heard of Sayedee being a war criminal during the Liberation War.
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September - 4 
Bangladesh Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) Chairman Misbahur Rahman Chowdhury on September 4 said many members of Islami Chhatra Sangha, former student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), joined Al-Badr and Razakar, the paramilitary forces that assisted the Pakistani occupation army during the Liberation War of
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Bangladesh Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) Chairman Misbahur Rahman Chowdhury on September 4 said many members of Islami Chhatra Sangha, former student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), joined Al-Badr and Razakar, the paramilitary forces that assisted the Pakistani occupation army during the Liberation War of 1971, reports The Daily Star. Misbahur, who himself was a member of Islami Chhatra Sangha, revealed this while being cross-examined by the defence counsel of war crimes accused JeI chief Motiur Rahman Nizami at International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1). He further said he left Islami Chhatra Sangha when asked to join Al-Badr and that Nizami was the chief of Al-Badr in 1971.
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September - 25 
The investigations into the war crimes allegations against six suspects who are leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party (JP) would be completed by December, said senior investigator M Sanaul Haque on September 25 at the war crimes investigation agency’s
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The investigations into the war crimes allegations against six suspects who are leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party (JP) would be completed by December, said senior investigator M Sanaul Haque on September 25 at the war crimes investigation agency’s office at Bailey Road in Dhaka, reports The New Age. The six suspects include JeI leaders ATM Azharul Islam, Maulana Abdus Subhan, Mir Qashem Ali, Moulana AKM Yusuf, JP leader Maulana Shakhawat Hossain, and BNP leader MA Zahid Hossain Khokon. Of the six, Azharul, Subhan and Qashem are in jail for their suspected involvement in crimes against humanity in 1971.
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September - 26 
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on September 26 said a process to hand over detained United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia to India was underway, reports The New Age. ‘It’s a legal matter, so it’ll be done following the legal procedure. We, therefore, are taking time,’ he s
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Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on September 26 said a process to hand over detained United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia to India was underway, reports The New Age. ‘It’s a legal matter, so it’ll be done following the legal procedure. We, therefore, are taking time,’ he said while talking to reporters at his Secretariat office after a meeting with the representatives of Border Security Force (BSF) headed by its director general UK Bansal. ULFA leader Anup Chetia was arrested on December 21, 1997 from Mohammadpur in Dhaka.
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September - 28 
The state minister for home affairs, Shamsul Haque Tuku, on September 28 said terrorism and militancy have come down at zero level due to various effective steps taken by the present government, reports The New Age. He told at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SARRC) ministerial-
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The state minister for home affairs, Shamsul Haque Tuku, on September 28 said terrorism and militancy have come down at zero level due to various effective steps taken by the present government, reports The New Age. He told at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SARRC) ministerial-level meeting held in Maldives, that along with intensifying the monitoring system, the Bangladesh government is formulating tough law for combating terrorism and militancy.
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October - 3 
Mahbub Kamal, a former student leader and a prosecution witness on October 3 told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) that after the Liberation War, he had found a Razakar's identity card signed by war crimes accused and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, re
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Mahbub Kamal, a former student leader and a prosecution witness on October 3 told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) that after the Liberation War, he had found a Razakar's identity card signed by war crimes accused and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, reports The Daily Star. He also said Mojaheed used to visit a Razakar camp at the Dhaka city's Fakirerpool during the war. According to him Razakars and Al-Badr men (two anti-liberation forces) committed war crimes just like the Pakistani army did and in some cases their crimes were more vicious.
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October - 20 
Dhaka Metropolitan Police said on October 20 that they are investigating whether the Bangladeshi man charged with trying to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York had connections with radical groups in Bangladesh, reports The Independent. The Police said detectives on October 21 will visit
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police said on October 20 that they are investigating whether the Bangladeshi man charged with trying to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York had connections with radical groups in Bangladesh, reports The Independent. The Police said detectives on October 21 will visit North South University in Dhaka where Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis studied before going to the United States. They will interview teachers, classmates and school officials. Detectives have already visited Nafis' village, where they found no evidence of ties with radical groups. Nafis was arrested Wednesday in an FBI sting operation. A criminal complaint says he made several attempts to blow up a fake 1,000-pound (454-kilogram) car bomb near the Federal Reserve
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October - 30 
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on October 30, 2012 lashed out at Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia saying that she always provided shelter to terrorists and separatists whenever she came to power, reports The Daily Star. The foreign minister came up with the comments after Khale
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Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on October 30, 2012 lashed out at Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia saying that she always provided shelter to terrorists and separatists whenever she came to power, reports The Daily Star. The foreign minister came up with the comments after Khaleda Zia assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that neither she nor her party would allow terrorists and separatists to use Bangladesh territory to harm India's interests
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October - 30 
Investigator Matiur Rahman told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on October 30, 2012 that the Razakar force, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani army, during the Liberation War, was formed with 96 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres at an Anser camp at Khan Jahan Ali Road of Khulna District unde
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Investigator Matiur Rahman told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on October 30, 2012 that the Razakar force, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani army, during the Liberation War, was formed with 96 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres at an Anser camp at Khan Jahan Ali Road of Khulna District under the leadership of AKM Yusuf in May 1971, reports The Daily Star. In collaboration with the Pakistani force, the Razakar force committed killings, genocide and other crimes against humanity during the nine-month-long war.
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October - 31 
A prosecution witness in the sensational Chittagong arms haul cases on October 31 told the Chittagong Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1 that the arms cache was brought for the Indian separatist organisation United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), reports The Daily Star. Making his second deposition b
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A prosecution witness in the sensational Chittagong arms haul cases on October 31 told the Chittagong Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1 that the arms cache was brought for the Indian separatist organisation United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), reports The Daily Star. Making his second deposition before the tribunal in the cases, former havildar of Bandar Police outpost Golam Rasul said while on duty at the outpost on April 1, 2004, he received a phone call around 10:45pm. The caller told him that some illegal goods were being unloaded at the jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL). When Rashul and sergeant Alauddin went to the jetty they met Hafiz and ULFA leader Abul Hossain. Hafiz and Abul were taken to Karnaphuli Police Station, there the duo admitted that the goods were arms brought for ULFA and the government high officials knew about it.
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November - 4 
JeI on November 4, announced nine-day countrywide fresh agitation programme from November 5 (today) protesting repression against the party leaders and workers and demanding release of its top leaders, who are now in detention facing the war crimes trial, reports The New Nation. JeI Assistant Secret
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JeI on November 4, announced nine-day countrywide fresh agitation programme from November 5 (today) protesting repression against the party leaders and workers and demanding release of its top leaders, who are now in detention facing the war crimes trial, reports The New Nation. JeI Assistant Secretary General Prof. Miah Gulam Parwar announced the programme at a press conference at the National Press Club in presence of other leaders. Claiming that the issue of war criminal trial is a settled issue and question has been raised at home and aboard against the trial process, he said, "If the government does not stop the trial against JeI leaders, we will be compelled to launch tougher programmes on the streets."
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November - 5 
Maj Gen (retd) Sadik Hasan Rumi, the then Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) director general, said before a Dhaka court on November 5, that Khaleda Zia as prime minister did not allow the DGFI to investigate the August 21 grenade assaults in 2004, reports The Daily Star. Although the
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Maj Gen (retd) Sadik Hasan Rumi, the then Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) director general, said before a Dhaka court on November 5, that Khaleda Zia as prime minister did not allow the DGFI to investigate the August 21 grenade assaults in 2004, reports The Daily Star. Although the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, now prime minister, narrowly escaped death and suffered ear injury in the grenade blasts, 24 other Awami League (AL) activists, including Ivy Rahman, wife of President Zillur Rahman, were killed and around 300 maimed.
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November - 8 
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, on November 8, said Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres made guerrilla-style attacks on Policemen across the country on direct support from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports The Daily
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Awami League (AL) General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, on November 8, said Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres made guerrilla-style attacks on Policemen across the country on direct support from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports The Daily Star. He Said “Had Khaleda Zia not helped them, JeI-ICS wouldn't have dared to launch such attacks to press for release of their leaders facing war crimes trial.” He added “The JeI-ICS cadres are trying to make their last-ditch effort at a time when the war crimes trial is drawing to a close.”
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November - 8 
The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has called upon the countrymen on November 8 to remain alert to the evil design of those who want to save the war criminals through destructive activities, reports The New Age. The Prime Minister said whatever evil activities were made, if the countrymen remained a
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The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has called upon the countrymen on November 8 to remain alert to the evil design of those who want to save the war criminals through destructive activities, reports The New Age. The Prime Minister said whatever evil activities were made, if the countrymen remained alert, the anti-liberation forces could do nothing. She said the policy of the present Government was to establish Bangladesh as a dignified nation on the world stage keeping its head high.
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November - 9 
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, on November 9, urged citizens to catch JeI-ICS cadres, wherever they were found, and hand them over to Police, reports The Daily Star. He said this as Police were attacked by JeI-ICS cadres for “four consecutive days” and urged citizens to remain alert so that r
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Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, on November 9, urged citizens to catch JeI-ICS cadres, wherever they were found, and hand them over to Police, reports The Daily Star. He said this as Police were attacked by JeI-ICS cadres for “four consecutive days” and urged citizens to remain alert so that reactionary forces do not get the opportunity to create anarchy.
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November - 13 
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on November 13 said that JeI-ICS cadres attacked his Police escort to foil the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity. The minister insisted that the trial must be completed in a very fair and unbiased manner, maintaining proper standard, and nobody can prevent it. Nazr
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Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on November 13 said that JeI-ICS cadres attacked his Police escort to foil the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity. The minister insisted that the trial must be completed in a very fair and unbiased manner, maintaining proper standard, and nobody can prevent it. Nazrul Islam Mollah, deputy commissioner of Detective Branch (North) of police, also said the JeI-ICS cadres are attacking Policemen in a pre-planned way in a bid to create panic among the law enforcers. "They are doing so to disturb law and order as part of their scheme to delay the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity," he mentioned.
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November - 14 
Faiz Ahmed Siddiqui, who was a guerrilla leader of the Communist Party in 1971 and a prosecution witness told International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on November 14 that student leader Mahbubul Alam of Chittagong was tortured in the presence of war crimes accused Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury that led
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Faiz Ahmed Siddiqui, who was a guerrilla leader of the Communist Party in 1971 and a prosecution witness told International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on November 14 that student leader Mahbubul Alam of Chittagong was tortured in the presence of war crimes accused Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury that led to his death during the Liberation War. Faiz in his deposition in the case against SQ Chowdhury said Alam, vice-president of Rangunia College Student Union, died of severe torture.
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November - 14 
International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on November 14 completed the cross-examination of Rustam Ali Molla, the fifth prosecution witness in the case against JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir recorded the cross-examination
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International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on November 14 completed the cross-examination of Rustam Ali Molla, the fifth prosecution witness in the case against JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir recorded the cross-examination before adjourning the case proceedings until November 20, when the sixth prosecution witness is expected to testify.
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November - 14 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 14 reaffirmed her Government's firm resolve to hold the trial of war criminals, reports The Daily Star. Speaking at a function at Dhaka University she said “The trial of those who have killed our renowned teachers and intellectuals, raped our mothers and sist
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 14 reaffirmed her Government's firm resolve to hold the trial of war criminals, reports The Daily Star. Speaking at a function at Dhaka University she said “The trial of those who have killed our renowned teachers and intellectuals, raped our mothers and sisters, oppressed our people and carried out arson attacks during the Liberation War must be held on Bangladesh soil.” Referring to the recent attacks on Police by the cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), Hasina said, “It is wrong to suppose that we will stop the trial of war criminals by getting nervous in the face of the movement.”
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November - 15 
Shrugging off the US Embassy’s suggestion that dialogue is the best means for resolving differences, Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 15 said there could be no dialogue with JeI and ICS, reports UNB Connect. He said “The question of dialogue with killers and dacoits doesn’t arrive. W
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Shrugging off the US Embassy’s suggestion that dialogue is the best means for resolving differences, Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 15 said there could be no dialogue with JeI and ICS, reports UNB Connect. He said “The question of dialogue with killers and dacoits doesn’t arrive. We’ll resist them first and then we’ll see.” Earlier in the day, the United States Embassy in a statement said the Embassy is concerned by the recent violence that has taken place in Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh.
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November - 16 
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir said the present Government was committed to completing the war crimes trial within its tenure, overcoming all obstacles. He told "The anti-liberation force is trying to halt the trial. But their efforts will not succeed.” Terming Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) a "militan
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Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir said the present Government was committed to completing the war crimes trial within its tenure, overcoming all obstacles. He told "The anti-liberation force is trying to halt the trial. But their efforts will not succeed.” Terming Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) a "militant party patronized by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)", Alamgir said JeI attacked Police, hampered the study of students and destroyed the time of working people, aiming to make the country unstable. Urging all to perform their responsibilities properly, the home minister said the country cannot move forward without the contribution of mass people.
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November - 16 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 16 said those attacking law enforcers and trying to hinder the war crimes trial could be tried under sharia, reports The Daily Star. She said “The more excesses they do, the faster will be the war crimes trials. There will be no let-up in the trials.” She add
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 16 said those attacking law enforcers and trying to hinder the war crimes trial could be tried under sharia, reports The Daily Star. She said “The more excesses they do, the faster will be the war crimes trials. There will be no let-up in the trials.” She added “The Government knows how to deal with those who are attacking police and out to save the war criminals.”
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November - 20 
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 20 said the Government had taken all out efforts to resist JeI and ICS cadres, reports The Daily Star. He said Police had so far arrested some 2,500 JeI-ICS cadres and cases had been filed against 350 JeI-ICS cadres under the Speedy Trial Act. "We hop
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Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 20 said the Government had taken all out efforts to resist JeI and ICS cadres, reports The Daily Star. He said Police had so far arrested some 2,500 JeI-ICS cadres and cases had been filed against 350 JeI-ICS cadres under the Speedy Trial Act. "We hope, after the completion of the trial, the troublemakers will stop,” Alamgir told.
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November - 20 
Sixth prosecution witness Abdul Malek Mia on November 20 said before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) that Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was involved in the mass killing committed in four Hindu-dominated villages in Faridpur District during the Liberation War, r
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Sixth prosecution witness Abdul Malek Mia on November 20 said before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) that Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was involved in the mass killing committed in four Hindu-dominated villages in Faridpur District during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. Malek said Pakistani army men along with armed Razakars (Collaborators) and Mojaheed went to the villages during the war. He said he visited the villages on the following day of the incident and heard about Mojaheed and others from survivors and victims’.
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November - 21 
Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on November 21 said the politics of JeI is constitutionally bound to be banned if it fails to follow the charter, reports The Independent. Issuing a note of warning to Jamaat, Suranjit said the terrorist activities of the party will no longer be tolerated
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Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on November 21 said the politics of JeI is constitutionally bound to be banned if it fails to follow the charter, reports The Independent. Issuing a note of warning to Jamaat, Suranjit said the terrorist activities of the party will no longer be tolerated. He told “Come back to the democratic and constitutional politics, or else, your politics is bound to be banned as per the country’s constitution.”
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November - 22 
A diplomatic source in Dhaka said on November 22, that a New York court will hear the case on November 27 against Bangladeshi student Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, who was arrested in the United States on October 17 on charges of blowing up the Federal Reserve Bank, reports The Independent. I
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A diplomatic source in Dhaka said on November 22, that a New York court will hear the case on November 27 against Bangladeshi student Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, who was arrested in the United States on October 17 on charges of blowing up the Federal Reserve Bank, reports The Independent. It would be a public hearing and officials from Bangladeshs Embassy in Washington and Consulate General in New York would be present during the hearing.
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November - 23 
JeI-ICS sources said on November 23 that around 20,000 leaders and cadres of war crimes scandal-hit JeI-ICS were allegedly arrested in the last forty-six months of the Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance rule, reports The Independent. Around two thousand cases, which the party claimed to be “false
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JeI-ICS sources said on November 23 that around 20,000 leaders and cadres of war crimes scandal-hit JeI-ICS were allegedly arrested in the last forty-six months of the Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance rule, reports The Independent. Around two thousand cases, which the party claimed to be “false and politically motivated”, were also filed against around 2 lakh leaders and cadres of the party, whose top leaders were detained in connection with the crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
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November - 28 
Bhakta Ranjan Biswas, son of martyr Madhab Chandra Biswas, told ICT-2 that Abul Kalam Azad alias Bachchu Razakar had killed his father in Faridpur District on May 16, 1971.
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Bhakta Ranjan Biswas, son of martyr Madhab Chandra Biswas, told ICT-2 that Abul Kalam Azad alias Bachchu Razakar had killed his father in Faridpur District on May 16, 1971.
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December - 5 
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on December 5, said the ongoing War Crime (WC) trial will not be hampered by the movement of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), reports Daily Star. Jamaat men are carrying out subversive activities by attacking Police and setting vehicles on fire because they are not in favour of try
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Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on December 5, said the ongoing War Crime (WC) trial will not be hampered by the movement of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), reports Daily Star. Jamaat men are carrying out subversive activities by attacking Police and setting vehicles on fire because they are not in favour of trying the accused of crimes against humanity, the law minster added.
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December - 7 
Branding Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)as a terrorist and militant party, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on December 7, said it was the people who would judge whether the party would remain or not in Bangladesh's democracy, reports Daily Star. Inu, the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President, said, “
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Branding Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)as a terrorist and militant party, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on December 7, said it was the people who would judge whether the party would remain or not in Bangladesh's democracy, reports Daily Star. Inu, the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President, said, “They (Jamaat) want to provide compensation for the vandalism to an American embassy car. But who will provide compensation for the damaged vehicles of citizens”.
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December - 9 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticised the opposition for enforcing countrywide road blockade programme to save War Criminals.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticised the opposition for enforcing countrywide road blockade programme to save War Criminals.
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December - 12 
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on December 12 at a discussion stated that Anti-liberation forces have no right to live in the country because they worked with the external force during the country's Liberation War in 1971.
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Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on December 12 at a discussion stated that Anti-liberation forces have no right to live in the country because they worked with the external force during the country's Liberation War in 1971.
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December - 12 
Vested interest groups have appointed international lobbyists in different countries to hinder the ongoing trial of the 1971 War Criminals, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on December 13, reports Daily Star. “We don't have any pressure from the outside, but lobbyists from all over the world are bein
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Vested interest groups have appointed international lobbyists in different countries to hinder the ongoing trial of the 1971 War Criminals, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on December 13, reports Daily Star. “We don't have any pressure from the outside, but lobbyists from all over the world are being appointed at the expense of huge money,” she commented. She added that the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 had been standardised through amendments and with advices from the United Nations (UN). So there is no scope of questioning the trial process at home or abroad.
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December - 28 
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on December 28, said nobody requested the Government to stop the trial of the War Crimes accused, Financial Express. "Nobody asked Bangladesh to halt the war crimes trial," she told reporters when her attention was drawn to a report about the Turkish President Abdullah Gul
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Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on December 28, said nobody requested the Government to stop the trial of the War Crimes accused, Financial Express. "Nobody asked Bangladesh to halt the war crimes trial," she told reporters when her attention was drawn to a report about the Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s letter to President M Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requesting them not to give death penalty to the War Crimes accused.
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