July 8, 2025
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Islamists warn Yunus, threaten Hasina-like treatment

DHAKA: Radical Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has warned chief adviser Muhammad Yunus that he will be treated like deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if the interim govt pushes ahead with implementing “anti-Islamic” proposals made by the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission. Hefazat leaders also condemned the proposals as being in direct conflict with the Quran and […]

Arrest warrants against Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina, son and 16 others

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 […]

Tulip Siddiq: Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for UK MP Tulip Siddiq amid corruption probe

File photo: British MP Tulip Siddiq (Picture credit: X/@TulipSiddiq) Bangladesh on Sunday issued an arrest warren against British MP Tulip Siddiq over allegations linked to a widening corruption probe involving her aunt, the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The warrant issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), accuses Siddiq of unlawfully acquiring land through political influence, The […]

Bangladesh court issues fresh arrest warrant against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and daughter in land corruption case

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 […]

Bangladesh witnessing festivity of rumours against interim government, says Yunus

Dhaka/New Delhi: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Tuesday said Bangladesh was witnessing a “festivity of rumours” against his administration, blaming it on “the defeated force” — an apparent reference to deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s regime.“The rumours are big instruments of the defeated forces against the July-Aug (2024) Uprising,” he said in a nationwide televised address on […]