1971 Liberation War News

Bangladeshi's high commissioner to India highlighted his country's economic progress and how the country is developing fast. Muhammad Imran paid tributes to Indian soldiers who laid lives for the liberation of his country in 1971.

A five-member bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha delivered the verdict after a two-day hearing.

Dhaka's district magistrate, the inspector general of prisons and senior police officials witnessed the hanging inside the high security prison compound.

Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami will be executed on Tuesday night after he refused to seek presidential clemency for war crimes committed during Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said.

Bangladesh on Saturday celebrated its 46th Independence Day as the nation paid tributes to the millions killed during its 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan with the Dhaka skyline lit up overnight.

Former Bangladeshi prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia was on Monday booked for sedition over her alleged "slanderous comments" concerning martyrs of the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members faced the risk of being massacred but were saved by a group of Indian soldiers during the 1971 liberation war, her father's close aide said on Wednesday, as Bangladesh marked the 44th anniversary of its triumph over Pakistan.

Home Minister Asaduzzman Khan Kamal said the execution of the fundamentalists were now only a "matter of time".