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Gatekeeper of democracy

LORD Acton famously said, ‘Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ When citizens fail to hold their government accountable, a regime can accumulate unchecked power, weakening even the strongest checks and balances and leading to autocracy. John Stuart Mill’s reminder that ‘The price of liberty is eternal vigilance’ highlights...

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Three more murder cases filed against Hasina, aides

The latest filing of three murder cases takes the total cases to at least 105 brought against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her cabinet and party colleagues on murder charges...

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Steps to be taken to bring back Hasina to stand trial: chief prosecutor

Newly appointed chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Md Tajul Islam on Sunday said that necessary steps would be taken to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back to the country to stand trial over alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the recent anti-discrimination student movement in Bangladesh...

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Jamaat leaders’ lawyer Tajul Islam made ICT chief prosecutor

Mohammad Tajul Islam, known for his role in defending leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in war crimes cases during the rule of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League governments, has been appointed as the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal....

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Reforms needed in int’l crimes tribunals law

THE interim government has decided to try the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the international crimes tribunal, accusing her of genocide and crimes against humanity during the student-led mass uprising in July 1–August 5, along with all those involved in these crimes. The first complaint against her was made with the probe agency of the...

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2 more cases filed against Hasina, aides

Two more cases were filed on Thursday and Wednesday against 126 including the deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, her cabinet and party colleagues on charges of murder, arson...

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Priyo’s camera to never depict life anymore

The days of shooting was over for journalist Tahir Zaman Priyo’s camera on July 19 when a bullet pierced its owner’s head at a demonstration against Sheikh Hasina and her government near the...

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Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides

Five more cases were filed against the deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, her cabinet and party colleagues and several members of the police on the charges of killing demonstrators during the student-people mass uprising...

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Hasina should keep mum until trial: Yunus

Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina should ‘keep quiet’ while exiled in India until she is brought home for trial, interim leader Muhammad Yunus told...

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Interim govt yet to make list of casualties

The interim government led by professor Muhammad Yunus could not make a complete list of the people killed and injured during the student-led peoples uprising in July and August that ousted the government of Sheikh Hasina on August 5...

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Top AL leaders, many key police officials traceless

Many former ministers and key police officials blamed for the mass killings during the student-people mass uprising remain traceless while many top Awami League leaders have been named in genocide and murder cases since the fall of the AL government...

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Complex tapestry of Bangladesh-India relations

THE departure of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to India on August 5 against the backdrop of the student protests for civil service quota reform causing the murder of several hundred people has triggered the relations between Bangladesh and India for another paradigm shift. Although Hasina sought and obtained political asylum after the...

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BB frees IFIC Bank from Salman’s grip

The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday freed IFIC Bank from the control of controversial Salman F Rahman, former adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, by dissolving the bank’s board and appointing independent directors to it...

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ACC probe sought into allegations against Hasina, family

A writ petition was filed on Tuesday with the High Court, seeking a directive for the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate allegations against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and her former defence and security adviser, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project...

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HC seeks report on expenses

The High Court on Sunday directed the interim government authorities to submit a detailed report within 30 days on the costs incurred for assets, security, benefits, and privileges provided to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and...

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CID starts probe against Salman, Nafeez Sarafat

The Criminal Investigation Department said that the agency has launched investigations against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman and...

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No regular activities at most govt cultural institutions

Most of the cultural institutions under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs have remained closed since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5 amid the student-led mass uprising...

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Perils of forced resignations

In the aftermath of a student mass uprising that saw the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and the dissolution of parliament, Bangladesh’s educational institutions are now dealing with unprecedented changes. A wave of resignations across universities and colleges, with vice chancellors, pro-vice chancellors, proctors, registrars, and provosts has followed...

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Ashulia video clip of body dumping warrants early probe

A VIDEO clip of apparently police personnel dumping a body onto several other bodies onto a rickshaw van, said to have taken place on Dhaka’s outskirts of Ashulia, that has gone viral on social media warrants immediate government attention. It calls for an early investigation to establish whether the video clip is real or fake...

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India, Sheikh Hasina blamed for 2009 BDR Mutiny

Speakers at a discussion blamed the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the Indian government for the February 25–26, 2009 rebellion in the headquarters of erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, now Border Guard Bangladesh...

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Prof Yunus starts his office at CAO

Chief adviser to the interim government professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday started his office at the chief adviser’s office, previously known as prime minister’s office, at Tejgaon in Dhaka...

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