For most people in Bangladesh, the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan has a special place in the nation’s history. The nine-month war saw Bengali guerrilla fighters defeat Pakistan’s army with ...

A Bangladeshi court on Friday sent 16 people, including several 1971 Liberation War veterans, to jail under the tough Anti-Terrorism Act, a day after a mob allegedly disrupted their scheduled public ...

DHAKA, (IANS) – A US State Department report defending the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has angered freedom fighters for backing “a Pakistan-paid war criminal, militant-breeding party, which committed ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The presiding judge of a Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal has resigned amid criticism of his conduct. Mohammed Nizamul Huq cited personal reasons and said Tuesday that he had sent a ...

Two prominent Bangladeshi expats — one a Muslim leader in the U.K. and the other a U.S. citizen — have been sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the country's fight for independence in ...

An alleged perpetrator of history’s forgotten genocide in Bangladesh is finally about to face justice for his part in the slaughter of some 3 million civilians. Motiur Rahman Nizami was in his late ...

Landmines from Myanmar's internal unrest are posing a danger to Bangladeshi border residents. Several incidents in the past ...

From freedom fighter to war hero to business leader to immigrant cabdriver, one man’s quest to keep his past alive in a new land. Golam Khan, 72, gave up a successful career in Bangladesh to immigrate ...

Two prominent Bangladeshi expats — one a Muslim leader in the U.K. and the other a U.S. citizen — have been sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the country's fight for independence in ...