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Trial against Sheikh Hasina part of a political conflict: Lawyer

Sheikh Hasina (File photo) Report by Ahsan TasnimDHAKA: The charge of “crimes against humanity” is inapplicable to former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as the cases she is being tried for are part of a political conflict and not a war, her state-appointed lawyer argued on Monday in the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), which has set […]

Those convicted by ICT ineligible to participate in polls: Bangladesh AG

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said those convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) are ineligible to participate in elections, days after the tribunal sentenced Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina to six months imprisonment for contempt of court.Asaduzzaman remarks come ahead of the next year’s national polls, pending since the fall of […]

Netanyahu Hungary Visit: Israel’s Netanyahu says to visit Hungary April 2 despite war crimes warrant

File photo: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Picture credit: AP) JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Hungary on April 2, his office said on Sunday, defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued over alleged war crimes in Gaza.During his visit, Netanyahu is set to […]