Bangladesh polls: Yunus govt to hold referendum, general elections in February 2026; what is July Charter?

[ad_1] Muhammad Yunus (ANI image) Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday announced that Dhaka will hold a national referendum on implementing the landmark “July Charter” for state reform on the same day as its parliamentary elections in February 2026. The charter, drafted following last year’s deadly student-led uprising, aims to reshape the country’s […]

‘Life in danger’: Sheikh Hasina reveals why she fled Bangladesh; calls August protests an ‘insurrection’

[ad_1] Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she fled the country on August 5 last year “out of necessity”. She claimed that remaining in Bangladesh, which was battling widespread protests against Hasina, would have endangered her life and the “safety of those around her”.“Staying would not only have put my life in danger, […]

15 serving army officers jailed for ‘atrocities’ during Hasina tenure

[ad_1] DHAKA: Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday sent 15 serving army officers to jail to face trial on charges of enforced disappearances, murders and custodial tortures during former PM Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. The officers were taken into custody by the army on Oct 11 after a special tribunal ordered their arrest in cases […]

Bangladesh court detains army officers for landmark trial

[ad_1] Representative image (AI) A Bangladeshi court remanded in custody on Wednesday 15 high-ranking army officers on charges of enforced disappearances and atrocities committed during the 2024 uprising that toppled the government.It is first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, and the first time so many senior military officials […]

Bangladesh crackdown: 15 army officers arrested; accused in enforced disappearance cases during Hasina regime

[ad_1] Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina The Bangladesh Army on Saturday announced that it has taken into custody 15 serving officers over the alleged cases of enforced disappearances during the tenure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who stepped down following student-led protests in August 2024.The army’s action comes three days after Bangladesh’s International Crimes […]

Rights groups accuse Bangladesh’s interim government of gagging dissent voices

[ad_1] DHAKA: International and domestic rights groups on Thursday accused Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh’s interim government of gagging dissent voices, particularly launching a crackdown on supporters of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.“Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, is increasingly using the recently amended counterterrorism law to arrest alleged supporters of the […]

‘Will not go unpunished’: Four killed as clashes break out in Dhaka during NCP rally; interim government blames Awami League

[ad_1] At least four people were killed on Wednesday in Bangladesh during violent clashes in Dhaka’s Gopalganj district between Awami League members, police, and the army, reported ANI citing local media.The violence erupted when leaders of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP) attempted to hold a rally in the southern district, which is also […]

Sheikh Hasina case: Former police IG who turned witness is pardoned

[ad_1] 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 […]

WHO sends Sheikh Hasina’s daughter on indefinite leave: Report

[ad_1] File photo: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (Picture credit: PTI) DHAKA: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina‘s daughter and WHO regional director for South East Asia Regional Office Saima Wazed Putul has been sent on indefinite leave from July 11, according to a media report. The action has been taken four months after Bangladesh’s anti-corruption […]

Trial against Sheikh Hasina part of a political conflict: Lawyer

[ad_1] 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 […]