Jamaat-e-Islami

Kamaruzzaman seeks more time to decide on mercy

Death row convict Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman meets lawyers at jail and seeks more time to decide whether to seek presidential clemency.
9 April 2015, 04:51 AM

Hartal progressing peacefully

The first day of the 48-hour nationwide hartal (shutdown) sponsored by the Jamaat-e-Islami is progressing peacefully across the country.
7 April 2015, 04:45 AM

‘Shibir man’ dies in clash with Noakhali cops

Alleged activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir dies and one other shot during clash with police in Noakhali Sadar upazila.
6 April 2015, 11:51 AM

Kamaruzzaman meets family, yet to seek mercy

Death row convict for war crimes in 1971 and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has met his family at Dhaka Central Jail.
6 April 2015, 09:20 AM

Defence appeals to meet Kamaruzzaman today

Defence counsels will appeal to the prison authorities to meet Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman to decide their next move following today's Supreme Court verdict.
6 April 2015, 05:19 AM

Blockade on, demo new element in 20-party programme

Shortly after announcing fresh agitation programmes for tomorrow, the BNP-led opposition alliance realizes that it had forgot to include blockade. So, it revised the programme and sent out fresh news release
28 March 2015, 12:52 PM

Plot to attack oil depots: Another suspect held

Suspect in the case filed for planning attack on depots of three oil companies in Chittagong are arrested along with five associates from different parts in Patenga
28 March 2015, 07:23 AM

Five years, 17 verdicts

The trial of war criminals passes yet another year with two special war crimes courts having delivered eight verdicts so far
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Subhan challenges his death penalty

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan challenges the death penalty awarded to him by a war crimes tribunal for his crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971
18 March 2015, 06:39 AM

80 Ctg ‘Shibir men’ held with huge firearms cache

Detectives detain 80 Shibir activists and recover 14 firearms with ammunition in overnight raid at Chittagong Government College
18 March 2015, 02:17 AM

‘Basherkella chief’ held

Detectives today claimed to have detained the prime administrator of pro-Jamaat-e-Islami Facebook page Basherkella from Comilla
13 March 2015, 04:27 AM

Mithapukur arson accused found dead

Police recovers the body of an accused in an arson case from Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur this morning.
9 March 2015, 14:55 PM

SC to hear Kamaruzzaman’s review plea Apr 1

Supreme Court fixes April 1 for hearing review plea filed by condemned war criminal Kamaruzzaman against its verdict that upheld his death penalty
9 March 2015, 04:27 AM

3 Shibir men held with bombs, bullets in Ctg

Police detain three Shibir activists with 130 handmade bombs and a huge cache of arms at Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong
8 March 2015, 04:51 AM

12 BNP, Jamaat men held in Dhaka

Police detain at least 12 activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in 24-hour raids through Dhaka
6 March 2015, 06:27 AM

‘Bomb maker’ loses wrist in Gazipur

A man has his wrist blown off in a blast while allegedly making crude bombs inside his residence in Gazipur
28 February 2015, 05:38 AM

People defy hartal

City dwellers in Dhaka came out to the streets and are performing their daily activities even though BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing the fifth day of its 120-hour hartal
26 February 2015, 06:05 AM

SC seeks concise statements on Nizami verdict

Bangladesh Supreme Court asks both state and defence counsels to submit in two weeks the concise statements on an appeal filed by convicted war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami against his death penalty
24 February 2015, 05:47 AM

SC dismisses appeals on Ghulam Azam verdict

Bangladesh Supreme Court dismisses two appeals filed by convicted war criminal Ghulam Azam and the government against his verdict and seeking a ban on Jamaat-e-Islami respectively
24 February 2015, 05:01 AM

Kamaruzzaman asks defence for filing review petition

Death row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman asks his counsels to file a review petition with the Supreme Court challenging its verdict that upheld the Jamaat-e-Islami leader’s death penalty in war crimes case
21 February 2015, 07:10 AM