A happy return home turns sad in minutes
Meherun Nesa went to Ganabhaban, the residence of the prime minister, in the afternoon of August 5 as countless others did to celebrate Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall.
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Failure of interim govt would increase chances of Hasina鈥檚 return: Time
Political observers and analysts in Bangladesh and abroad said that dysfunction in Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government would considerably boost the chances of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚...
Mahmudur Rahman freed from jail on bail
The daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman was freed from jail on bail on Thursday after he was granted bail in a case filed on charges of attempting to abduct and kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in 2015...
BFIU seeks details of bank accounts of Shakib Al Hasan, his wife
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Wednesday asked banks to provide details of bank accounts under the name of cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and his wife, Umme Ahmed Shishir...
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina sued in another attempt to murder case
Another case was filed on Monday against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 78 others for allegedly attempting to murder transport worker Sohel in Khilgaon area in Dhaka...
Conviction warrant against Shafik Rehman withdrawn
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Monday withdrew its conviction warrant issued for sending journalist Shafik Rehman to jail to 7-year sentence on charge of conspiracy to abduct and kill deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed Joy...
JnU to observe 19th anniv focusing on July Revolution
Jagannath University will celebrate its 19th anniversary on October 20 with a focus on the 鈥楯uly Revolution鈥� that toppled the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5...
Veteran journalist Shafik Rehman鈥檚 jail sentence suspended for one year
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government suspended the jail sentence of veteran journalist, political analyst and writer Shafik Rehman and Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan alias M R Bhuiyan, in a case over conspiring to kidnap and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son.
鈥楪hosts鈥� of Hasina conspiring in industrial sectors: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that the 鈥榞hosts鈥� of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina were conspiring in different parts of the country and the biggest conspiracy was...
Students, people throw shoes at Hasina鈥檚 portrait
Students and people on Saturday threw their shoes at ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 portrait near the Anti-Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus...
Uprising reflected at Ganabhaban
TRANSFORMING Ganabhaban, the official residence of the prime minister, into a museum reflecting the student-mass uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government represents a profound symbol of the nation鈥檚 journey toward justice, democracy and liberation. Much like the Presidential Historical Museums in Philadelphia, this transformation aims to...
Four more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Four more cases 鈥� three cases on murder charges and one for attempt to murder 鈥� were filed against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, raising the...
Yunus for bringing Hasina to justice
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina should be extradited and brought to justice.
11 new cases filed against Hasina, associates聽
Families of 12 victims of enforced disappearances from 2011 to 2020 on Wednesday filed 11 separate cases with the International Crimes Tribunal against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, members of law enforcement agencies, and other associates. Ten of the victims still remain missing...
Delhi in denial over Bangladesh
FOR a couple of months, Bangladesh has been making the media headlines. What is happening in this geographically small but strategically important country of 175 million people has created widespread interest...
First case of聽enforced disappearance filed against Hasina, aides with ICT
The maiden case of enforced disappearance was filed with the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Dhaka Metropolitan Police...
Balancing inclusivity and stability in democracy
THE democratic aspirations that Bangladeshis have nurtured, despite the former Sheikh Hasina-led government鈥檚 decade-long stringent suppression of dissent, have paved the way for a fresh political discourse through the July uprising. Riding the wave of renewed hope, the demand for a new political landscape has become stronger than ever...
Bangladesh ousted PM Hasina, sister sued over killing of garment worker
Bangladesh ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and 69 others were accused in a murder over the killing of garment worker Md Fazlu.
Reforming the police: Lessons from developed nations
ON AUGUST 5, the world witnessed a significant political upheaval in Bangladesh, as the long-standing autocratic prime minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee the country amid an uprising led by students and citizens. Her 15-year rule had deeply corrupted and politicised various government institutions, including the police force, which had become a tool..
Blanket murder cases continue worryingly
DESPITE concern raised by various quarters, including political parties, and assurances from the authorities, blanket murder cases against Awami League leaders, activists, aides and, even, professionals close to them have continued. Such cases and detention in connection with the cases after the fall of the Awami League regime on August 5 amid the student-mass uprising...
Bangladesh politicians Inu, Menon, Ex-IGP Mamun shown arrested in 2 cases
Bangladesh politicians Hasanul Haq Inu, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod president and former information minister, Rashed Khan Menon, Workers Party of Bangladesh president and former tourism minister, and former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun were shown arrested in two murder cases on Sunday.
Hasina, 35 others sued in murder case in N鈥檊anj
A murder case was filed against 36 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former minister Obaidul Quader, former MP AKM Shamim Osman, for killing a person named Badiuzzaman during the anti-discrimination student movement in Chashara area of Narayanganj...
Revitalising centrism post Hasina
WITH the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads. The political landscape, long dominated by polarising forces, now risks descending into yet...
3 new ICT cases filed against Hasina, 151 associates
Three new charges of genocide and crimes against humanity have been filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 151 of her associates, including high-ranking party officials and police officers...
Bangladesh govt to seek extradition of ousted PM Hasina from India: Asif Nazrul
Interim government鈥檚 law adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday said that Bangladesh will formally ask India to hand over ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to stand trial.
Tarique Siddique sued for plotting to abduct, kill
A case was filed on Thursday against 10 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 security affairs adviser major general (retired) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, allegedly for abducting, plotting to forcibly disappear and ultimately killing colonel (retired) Md Tauhidul Islam Chowdhury...
Hasina鈥檚 autocracy and The Duchess of Malfi
SINCE the fall of Sheikh Hasina and the end of her fifteen-and-half year rule on August 5, a great number of writers, intellectuals and opinion leaders have rightly described her and her government as autocratic. But this was not the case when the Hasina regime was well-entrenched in power and people were writhing under the oppressive rule. While...
Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina seen with daughter, strolling around Delhi park
Ousted prime minister of Bangladesh and president of Awami League Sheikh Hasina was seen spending time with her daughter and taking walks at a park in Delhi, India.
Ex-Nazrul univ VC, Hasina鈥檚 ex-APS under ACC net
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to launch inquiries against three people, including Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University former vice-chancellor professor Soumitra Sekhar Dey and former assistant personal secretary of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku over allegations of corruption...
Govt seeks UK assistance to investigate overseas assets of Hasina, allies
The interim government of Bangladesh has sought assistance from the United Kingdom to investigate the overseas wealth of allies of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as the new administration intensifies its crackdown on members of her ousted regime, according to a report by The Financial Times on Wednesday...
