A court in Dhaka sent to jail former state minister for disaster management and relief Md Enamur Rahman in a case lodged over the killing of hawker Sagor in the city鈥檚 Mirpur area during the student-led July-August mass-uprising.
Justice Shahed Nuruddin has resigned as a High Court judge while he is under Supreme Judicial Council inquiry for alleged misconduct...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday said that they did not find the existence of the office of Suchona Foundation, founded by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter Saima Wazed, at the organisation鈥檚 registered address in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi area...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said that it did not have any information about Canadian citizenship of Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was appointed as regional director for South-East Asia at the World Health Organisation in the past year...
The special prosecutor adviser to International Crimes Tribunal Barrister Toby Cadman on Monday hoped that India would stand by the truth and give a positive reply in response to the note verbale sent by Bangladesh for repatriating ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for the sake of justice.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday said that the commission found corruption of Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in getting appointment as regional director...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former home minister of the deposed Sheikh Hasina government, was the butcher of Bangladesh.
EVER since prime minister Sheikh Hasina precipitously fell from power on August 5, 2024, the dynamics between India and Bangladesh have been worryingly discordant. But it is not a brand-new phenomenon. Partially, an inheritance from the past, the two-pronged narrative is still 鈥榟andcuffed to history!鈥� My August 8, 1998, weekly Holiday piece on...
THE true extent of financial crimes and malpractice of the Beximco Group, controlled by the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman, appear to have not been uncovered yet. Fresh investigations after the fall of the Awami League government in August 2024 in a mass uprising have showed some of the...
The country has yet to see improvements in the overall state of law and order plummeting since Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 ouster in a mass uprising followed by the Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government taking over on August 8 past year...
Beximco Group, controlled by the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 adviser Salman F Rahman, has allegedly withdrawn about Tk聽50,000 crore from different banks and non-bank financial institutions, using political clout and circumventing banking norms...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by retired major general Ziaul Ahsan challenging the tribunal鈥檚 jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 student-led uprising...
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said that the government took the initiative to issue a red alert through Interpol against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing allegations of genocide.
Adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary affairs Professor Asif Nazrul said that India鈥檚 refusal to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is accused of genocide, would be a clear violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India.
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday directed 11 joint investigation teams to expedite their probes into corruption allegations against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and 10 business groups...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that the status of Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in India was a matter of the Indian government鈥檚 consideration...
AS THE dust settles from the July 2024 uprising, the nation stands at a fateful crossroads. The movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 autocratic regime was not an exercise in protest but a monumental act of courage, resilience and unity. Hundreds sacrificed their lives while many more were left with physical and emotional scars. The protesters are not..
The recent decision of the interim government to expand the VAT net and hike VAT rates at the behest of the International Monetary Fund has justifiably attracted harsh criticisms from all quarters. This is the worst decision of the interim government since its inception following the overthrow of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina and is hence bound...
Bangladesh foreign affairs ministry on Thursday said they have no information whether deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has taken any Indian citizenship.
Allegations have been lodged with the International Crimes Tribunal against 41 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former military advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the killing of Fayez Ahmed, Naib-e-Ameer of Lakshmipur district Jamaat-e-Islami, who was shot dead at his residence....
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has launched a joint investigation into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation and money laundering by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members...
A case has been filed against 124 people, including former president Abdul Hamid and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing them of their involvement in attacks during the student-led mass uprising in Kishoreganj...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two separate cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on charges of corruption in allotting...
BANGLADESH is faced with many tricky challenges in its quest for transition to a truly democratic system of governance. The student-led mass uprising of July-August 2024 forced Sheikh Hasina to flee the country after her 15-year iron-fisted rule, albeit under the fa莽ade of a democratic system of government. In 2021, when the country reached...
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the United Kingdom government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country鈥檚 leader.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed four separate cases against 11 people including Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku, a former personal assistant to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of corruptions....
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana鈥檚 son Redwan Mujib Siddique, Rehana鈥檚 daughters...
A Federal Bureau of Investigation probe has found that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed owns eight luxurious cars and he has involvement in five companies.
Family members initially identified and claimed two bodies kept at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital mortuary since the student-led mass uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee to India bringing an end to a 15-year fascist Awami League regime...
