Results for Tag: 1971
Bangladesh executes 411 people since 1971: official
Bangladesh has executed more than 400 people since the country became independent in 1971, an official said Sunday, and more than 1,000 others are currently sitting on death row. The authorities last month hanged five army officers
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B'desh urges Pakistan to apologise for 1971 'crimes'
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh on Wednesday urged Pakistan to apologise formally for alleged atrocities committed by its army during Bangladesh’s bloody liberation struggle in 1971.Bangladeshi officials have said 3m people were killed during the
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Two JI leaders arrested on charge of 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh
Two local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested in northwestern Rajshahi district on charge of killing of a 'freedom fighter' in 1971 war, signaling a countdown to war crimes trial vowed by ruling Awami League government to hold. The
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