Sheikh Helal鈥檚 home in Khulna bulldozed
The house of Sheikh Helal, cousin of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was bulldozed by a group of students and people at 8:40pm on Wednesday, witnesses said.
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Hasina among 27 sued for custodial death of Pintu
A case was filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 26 others for the custodial death murder of former Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu in Rajshahi Central Jail in 2015...
HC acquits 9 death-row convicts in case filed over attack on Hasina
The High Court has acquitted 47 convicts including nine death-row ones in a case filed over attempt to kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Pabna around 30 years back...
GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST HASINA:聽Victim鈥檚 mother seeks protection from ICT
The mother of a student who was shot during the July-August mass uprising sought protection from the International Crimes Tribunal, alleging threats and intimidation after filing a genocide case against deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
CA press secy describes Hasina as 鈥榖utcher of Bangladesh鈥�
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser press secretary Shafiqul Alam described former prime minister Sheikh Hasina as 鈥榖utcher of Bangladesh鈥� and said the interim government鈥檚 job was to bring her back to Dhaka and try her for 鈥榗rimes against humanity鈥�.
Ex-state minister Enamur sent to jail in hawker killing case
A court in Dhaka sent to jail former state minister for disaster management and relief Md Enamur Rahman in a case lodged over the killing of hawker Sagor in the city鈥檚 Mirpur area during the student-led July-August mass-uprising.
Justice Shahed Nuruddin resigns amid SJC probe
Justice Shahed Nuruddin has resigned as a High Court judge while he is under Supreme Judicial Council inquiry for alleged misconduct...
Office of Saima鈥檚 Shuchona Foundation not found: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday said that they did not find the existence of the office of Suchona Foundation, founded by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter Saima Wazed, at the organisation鈥檚 registered address in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi area...
Govt not aware of Saima鈥檚 Canadian citizenship: spokesperson
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said that it did not have any information about Canadian citizenship of Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was appointed as regional director for South-East Asia at the World Health Organisation in the past year...
Cadman hopes India to repatriate Hasina for sake of justice
The special prosecutor adviser to International Crimes Tribunal Barrister Toby Cadman on Monday hoped that India would stand by the truth and give a positive reply in response to the note verbale sent by Bangladesh for repatriating ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for the sake of justice.
ACC finds corruption in Saima鈥檚 WHO appointment
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday said that the commission found corruption of Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in getting appointment as regional director...
Kamal is butcher of Bangladesh: CA press secy
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former home minister of the deposed Sheikh Hasina government, was the butcher of Bangladesh.
HANDCUFFED TO HISTORY: Hasina鈥檚 downfall, Modi鈥檚 聽stunning loss
EVER since prime minister Sheikh Hasina precipitously fell from power on August 5, 2024, the dynamics between India and Bangladesh have been worryingly discordant. But it is not a brand-new phenomenon. Partially, an inheritance from the past, the two-pronged narrative is still 鈥榟andcuffed to history!鈥� My August 8, 1998, weekly Holiday piece on...
Salman, Beximco should face justice for financial crimes
THE true extent of financial crimes and malpractice of the Beximco Group, controlled by the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman, appear to have not been uncovered yet. Fresh investigations after the fall of the Awami League government in August 2024 in a mass uprising have showed some of the...
Law and order situation still fragile across Bangladesh
The country has yet to see improvements in the overall state of law and order plummeting since Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 ouster in a mass uprising followed by the Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government taking over on August 8 past year...
Beximco takes Tk聽50,000cr in loans, nearly half defaulted
Beximco Group, controlled by the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 adviser Salman F Rahman, has allegedly withdrawn about Tk聽50,000 crore from different banks and non-bank financial institutions, using political clout and circumventing banking norms...
ICT dismisses Ziaul鈥檚 plea challenging tribunal jurisdiction
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by retired major general Ziaul Ahsan challenging the tribunal鈥檚 jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 student-led uprising...
Govt takes step to issue red notice against Hasina: Asif Nazrul
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said that the government took the initiative to issue a red alert through Interpol against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing allegations of genocide.
India鈥檚 refusal to extradite Hasina would violate extradition treaty: adviser
Adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary affairs Professor Asif Nazrul said that India鈥檚 refusal to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is accused of genocide, would be a clear violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India.
HASINA FAMILY, 10 BUSINESS GROUPS: BB governor asks teams to expedite graft probes
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday directed 11 joint investigation teams to expedite their probes into corruption allegations against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and 10 business groups...
Hasina鈥檚 status now matter of India: MoFA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that the status of Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in India was a matter of the Indian government鈥檚 consideration...
LESSONS FROM NORFOLK TO DHAKA: Nation鈥檚 duty to its heroes
AS THE dust settles from the July 2024 uprising, the nation stands at a fateful crossroads. The movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 autocratic regime was not an exercise in protest but a monumental act of courage, resilience and unity. Hundreds sacrificed their lives while many more were left with physical and emotional scars. The protesters are not..
Bangladesh鈥檚 VAT conundrum
The recent decision of the interim government to expand the VAT net and hike VAT rates at the behest of the International Monetary Fund has justifiably attracted harsh criticisms from all quarters. This is the worst decision of the interim government since its inception following the overthrow of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina and is hence bound...
No info on whether Hasina granted Indian citizenship: foreign ministry
Bangladesh foreign affairs ministry on Thursday said they have no information whether deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has taken any Indian citizenship.
Complaint filed against Hasina, 40 others over killing of Jamaat leader Fayez
Allegations have been lodged with the International Crimes Tribunal against 41 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former military advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the killing of Fayez Ahmed, Naib-e-Ameer of Lakshmipur district Jamaat-e-Islami, who was shot dead at his residence....
BFIU launches joint probe against Hasina, family
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has launched a joint investigation into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation and money laundering by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members...
MASS UPRISING: Hamid, Hasina among 124 sued in Kishoreganj
A case has been filed against 124 people, including former president Abdul Hamid and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing them of their involvement in attacks during the student-led mass uprising in Kishoreganj...
PLOT SCAM:聽ACC sues Hasina, Sajeeb
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two separate cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on charges of corruption in allotting...
TRANSITION TO NEW BANGLADESH: The good, the bad and the ugly
BANGLADESH is faced with many tricky challenges in its quest for transition to a truly democratic system of governance. The student-led mass uprising of July-August 2024 forced Sheikh Hasina to flee the country after her 15-year iron-fisted rule, albeit under the fa莽ade of a democratic system of government. In 2021, when the country reached...
Tulip Siddiq facing corruption charges in Bangladesh quits as UK minister
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the United Kingdom government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country鈥檚 leader.