Govt renames 6 establishments
The government has renamed six establishments, infrastructures and projects which were earlier named after ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members and some others...
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39 witnesses testify against Hasina, Kamal, Mamubn at ICT
Testimony of 39 witnesses was concluded at the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday in a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for crimes against humanity committed during the mass uprising in July, 2024...
ACC seeks Interpol鈥檚 red notice against Hasina, Sajeeb
The Anti-Corruption Commission has sent two letters to the Police headquarters, requesting the police to take measures to secure an Interpol red notice for the arrest of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in...
6 witnesses testify against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, her children Sajeeb, Saima
Six more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 in three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other government officials...
Seizure of tax records of Tarique Siddique鈥檚 daughter ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to seize the income tax records of Bushra Siddique, daughter of Tarique Ahmed Siddique who was security adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Hasina, ex-home聽minister ordered mass killings,聽ex-IGP tells ICT
Detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the then home minister ordered to conduct mass killings to...
ACC to sue Saima, 8 business group chiefs
The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to file a case today against 35 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter Saima Wazed Putul, chairs of eight business groups and former principal secretary Nojibur Rahman over...
ICT begins trial in Abu Sayeed murder case
The deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly planned to execute student protesters of the July uprising, comparing them to war criminals known as 鈥榬azakars鈥�, according to a leaked phone call submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday...
Enforced disappearances should never happen in Bangladesh again, says Fortify Rights
Fortify Rights has said the Bangladesh government must ensure accountability for cases of enforced disappearances during the brutal rule of the country鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and provide reparations for victims鈥� families and survivors...
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE:聽Trial of Hasina demanded
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday demanded that ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina be tried for her involvement in enforced disappearances, saying that the trial must take place in Bangladesh and that she should receive the maximum punishment.
Govt warns of legal action for publishing, broadcasting Hasina鈥檚 speeches
The interim government on Friday warned of taking immediate legal action against officials of media houses if ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 speeches are published or aired in the future in the media outlets in the country.
Sayedee鈥檚 witness Bali sues Hasina, 31 others
Shukharanjan Bali, a key defence witness for the late Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, on Thursday filed a written complaint accusing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 31 others of his enforced disappearance, abduction, torture, and illegal transfer to India.
Reimagining media landscape
THE year 2024 marked one of the most dramatic political shifts in Bangladesh鈥檚 recent history. The fall of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 long-serving government, after more than a decade in power, was greeted with optimism among citizens, civil society, and particularly journalists who had long struggled under restrictive media laws. The Digital Security Act (2018), later repackaged...
Woman testifies she identified her burnt son seeing shoe, ID card
Shahina Begum, the mother of Sazzad Hossain Sajal who was allegedly burnt alive in a police pickup van, testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday in a case of crimes against humanity against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
Sedition charge pressed against Hasina, 285 others
The Criminal Investigation Department of the police on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others in a sedition case filed with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in March this year...
Govt to probe purchase of spy equipment during Hasina govt
Bangladesh's interim government on Thursday formed a committee to investigate the expenditure on and the sources of surveillance equipment procured during the previous government鈥檚 tenure...
ACC sues Sajeeb Wazed for Tk 60.14 crore illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her adviser on information and communication technology affairs, for his alleged involvement in amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 60.14 crore...
Victim鈥檚 father accuses Hasina of ordering protester killings
Two prosecution witnesses in the case of crimes against humanity committed in the capital鈥檚 Chankharpool area during the 2024 July uprising on Tuesday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 and demanded justice for the killings and injuries of protesters during the...
ICT rejects ZI Khan Panna鈥檚 plea to defend Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday rejected senior lawyer ZI Khan Panna鈥檚 request to be appointed as state defence counsel for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina is facing trial in absentia over her alleged superior command responsibility during the July 2024 uprising...
Man testifies killing of son during uprising
Shahriar Khan Polash still remembers the letter his son left behind on August 5, 2024 morning, hours before the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime amid a student-led mass uprising.
3 plaintiffs testify against Hasina, Sajeeb, Saima
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on Monday recorded the depositions of the plaintiffs of three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other...
I am collateral damage in feud between Yunus, my aunt: Tulip
Tulip Siddiq, British lawmaker and niece of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said in an interview with the Guardian that she was indicted in a graft case as a consequence of a wider political feud.
Testimonies in three cases against Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted PM, family to begin Monday
Testimonies in three separate corruption cases against Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina are scheduled to begin in Dhaka on Monday.
Police still involved in immoral activities
A section of police personnel is still involved in various immoral activities, including extortion, bribery, intimidation and framing innocent people in false cases, even after one year of the July uprising that ousted the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.
Govt needs better relation with key forces to deliver good polls
THE interim government of the peace Nobel laureate professor Muhammad Yunus has completed one year in office today. Three days after the Awami League鈥檚 authoritarian government of Sheikh Hasina had been ousted from power in the face of a massive popular uprising on August 5, 2024, Yunus took over with three pronounced objectives: the trial of the League leaders...
Upcoming election to be major test for post-Hasina Bangladesh: Kugelman
South Asia affairs expert Michael Kugelman has said that Bangladesh will go through a major test for a post-Hasina era as the interim government unveiled its plan to host the next national election in February next...
Charge sheets submitted in 19 cases: PHQ
Police Headquarters in a release on Wednesday said that the police submitted charge sheets in 19 cases, including eight murder cases so far, filed over the incidents of July Uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 authoritarian regime...
Probe into July atrocity cases sees little progress聽聽聽
One year after the July 2024 student-led mass uprising that overthrew Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 16-year authoritarian regime, investigations into the violence and killings remain slow and scattered.
Hasina ordered 鈥榥o treatment, no聽release鈥�: witness
Two survivors of the 2024 July uprising violence gave testimonies before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday, accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two co-accused of ordering indiscriminate shootings and denying medical care to the wounded.
First anniv of July uprising today
Bangladesh today celebrates the first anniversary of the fall of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina, which was toppled on august 5, 2024 by a student-led mass uprising.