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2 more murder cases against Hasina, aides
Two fresh murder cases were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides on Thursday, taking the number of cases filed against her to...
Turning into a colour revolution?
THE student-led anti-quota movement has made the headlines globally, not only for its original demands but also for the broader implications it carried for the entire country. Initially sparked by grievances over the government鈥檚 quota system in public sector jobs, the movement evolved swiftly into a much larger political struggle...
Dozen more cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, aides
Over a dozen more cases, including three on charge of genocide, were filed on Wednesday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, taking the number of cases filed against her to 44 since the fall of her government in a student-led uprising on August 5...
198 activists killed in student-people movement, says BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said that at least 198 leaders and activists of the party were killed in the recent student-people movement that ensured the fall of Awami League rule under Sheikh Hasina...
Sheikh Hasina, Rehana, Quader sued in Sylhet
A case has been filed against 87 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader in connection with attacks on protesters on August 4 in Sylhet city鈥檚 Bandarbazar area.
Bangladeshi students, blinded in protests, hope for better future
Although all he can see is darkness, Bangladeshi student Omar Faruq believes the future of his country is bright.
Another murder case filed against Hasina, aides over death of journalist Tahir
After a day-long protest at New Market police station, a murder case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at midnight past Tuesday聽 for killing photographer Tahir Zaman Priyo in Central Road area in Dhaka on July 19 during the student protests for reformation of quotas in government jobs...
BNP urges India to extradite Hasina to face trial
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday urged India to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled the country on August 5 amid an...
National Sculpture Gallery looted, grabbed
A group of artists on Tuesday visited the National Sculpture Gallery at Eskaton Garden in the capital, which was looted and grabbed by miscreants after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5...
Move on to revoke official passports of Hasina,聽ex-ministers
The Department of Immigration and Passports has initiated a move to revoke the official passports of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her former cabinet colleagues and former...
8 more cases filed against Hasina, families, aides
Eight more cases, including one on charge of genocide and crimes against humanity, were filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides.聽聽聽聽
Beacon of inspiration in South Asia
BANGLADESH experienced a political earthquake when prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following a nationwide protest in August led by the youth, particularly the Gen-Z generation. The 鈥楪en-Z Revolution鈥� shares striking similarities with the Arab Spring, underscoring the powerful impact of youth-driven movements in bringing about significant radical change in Bangladesh...
Hasina, Quader sued over killing of rickshaw driver
A murder case has been filed against 350 people, including Awami League president and ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former minister Obaidul Quader and former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud for killing auto-rickshaw driver Mehdi, 25, during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Hasina sued over student鈥檚 murder in Laxmibazar
A murder case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 49 others over the killing of a student during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the city鈥檚 Sutrapur area on July 19.
Case filed against Hasina over killing of child in Rampura
A case has been filed against 84 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of a 13-year-old child, Tamim Shikdar, in the Rampura area of the capital.
Complaint filed against Hasina, Rehana over death of fruit vendor
A complaint was filed against 21 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul over the killing of fruit vendor Farid Sheikh in the capital鈥檚 Jatrabari area.
Hasina sued over RMG worker鈥檚 death
A murder case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 24 others for killing a garment worker during the mass uprising in the city鈥檚 Adabor area on August 5.
Fakhrul urges India to extradite Hasina to Bangladesh to face trial
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged India to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh to face trial.
Ex-PM Khaleda鈥檚 bank accounts activated after 17 years
After 17 years, all bank accounts of former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia have been activated...
Beximco pressurises banks into investing in its Sukuk bond
Beximco Group and its associates allegedly pressurised several banks into investing in its Tk聽3,000 crore Sukuk bond, despite reluctance from the banks due to concerns over the project鈥檚 viability...
Anti-discrimination student movement forms 4 new teams
The Student Movement Against Discrimination on Monday formed four new teams to reorganize the platform that led the mass protests forcing Sheikh Hasina to resign as Bangladesh prime minister and flee the country on August 5....
Muhammad Yunus鈥� eyes hold tears of tens of millions
THOSE who are currently students at universities in Bangladesh came of age during the autocratic rule of the now fallen prime minister Sheikh Hasina (2009鈥�2024). They never had a taste of democracy; they never saw any credible election in their country. All they saw was political repression and corruption at every tier of the government and at every level...
Complaint filed with ICT against ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina, 27 others
The International Crimes Tribunal received a fresh complaint on Monday against Awami League president and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides for...
Two more murder cases filed against Sheikh Hasina, Quader
Two separate cases were filed on Monday against former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan over the killings of one Liton Hasan Lalu alias Hasan in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area and Tarik Hossain in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area during the recent anti-discrimination students鈥� movement....
5 more murder cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina
Five more murder cases were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Joypurhat between Saturday night and...
Former CJ Khairul sued for changing verdict on caretaker govt
Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was prosecuted on Sunday for changing the Supreme Court verdict on the caretaker government system...
Many in hiding with聽wealth info unchecked聽
Many former lawmakers and ministers of the ousted Awami League government, who amassed wealth abnormally, have fled or are now in hideouts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina...
Indian media鈥檚 role in harming Bangladeshi Hindus
FOLLOWING the student-led protests, the mass uprising and the prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 exit on August 5, Indian mainstream media and social media have circulated false claims of rising persecution against the religious minority, the Hindu community, in Bangladesh. The reports, frequently accompanied by misleading footage, misrepresent...
Dealing with odious debt
BANGLADESH has become increasingly indebted since 2009. The country鈥檚 external debt stock increased from $23.3 billion in 2008 to $100.6 billion in December 2023 thanks to the country鈥檚 mega-projects-led so-called development with borrowed money under the now-deposed authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina...