Bangladesh Army personnel patrol a street after clashes in Gopalganj on Wednesday DHAKA: Four people were killed in a clash between supporters of deposed PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and security personnel in Bangladesh’s Gopalganj Wednesday, prompting the interim govt in Dhaka to impose a curfew in the city – the birthplace Hasina’s father, Bangabandhu […]
File photo: Former Bangladesh’s PM Sheikh Hasina (AP) DHAKA: Former police IG Chowdhury Abdullah al-Mamun, who was being tried in “crimes against humanity” cases along with ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and recently became a state witness, will be pardoned as he has confessed to the crimes and agreed to disclose the truth, according to the Bangladesh […]
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 […]
Dhaka: Bangladesh will observe Aug 5 as ‘Mass Uprising Day’ to mark the movement that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina govt last year. The interim govt, however, on Sunday withdrew its decision to dedicate Aug 8 to celebrate the formation the Muhammad Yunus-headed caretaker administration, following criticism from various quarters. Yunus took […]
In a meticulously orchestrated operation, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed Dhaka on August 5, 2024, under a veil of secrecy, amid escalating political unrest. She landed at Hindon Airport in India.Hasina’s aircraft remained the most tracked plane that day. As per real-time data from the flightradar24 website, Bangladesh Air Force aircraft AJAX1431 become […]
DHAKA: National identity (NID) registration wing of Election Commission has officially “locked” the NID cards of former PM Sheikh Hasina and nine of her family members.The action was taken through a formal letter dated April 16, signed by ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the wing.Besides Hasina, the administration has locked the NID cards of […]
Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina (File Image) DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Tuesday issued arrest warrants against former PM Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 16 others for alleged irregularities in allocation of govt plots.The arrest orders came after the court accepted charges in two of six corruption cases filed by anti-corruption commission (ACC).The […]
Sheikh Hasina (File photo) A court in Bangladesh issued a fresh arrest warrant on Thursday against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a corruption case, alleging fraudulent acquisition of a residential plot. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the charge sheet from the Anti-Corruption […]
Dhaka: Bangladesh Police have lodged a case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 72 others, alleging they conspired to overthrow the interim govt headed by Muhammad Yunus through a civil war, reports Ahsan Tasnim. The charges are based on an online meeting held in Dec 2024, during which participants reportedly discussed strategies to destabilise […]
