Bangladesh urges India to return ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka has sought return of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India for shelter on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising, through a diplomatic channel.
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Hasina spreads false info聽 from India: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was engaged in hatching conspiracy and spreading false information...
$300m laundering: Hasina, Sajeeb under ACC scanner聽
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday decided to conduct an inquiry into the allegation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy of laundering $300 million to the...
Salman, Menon, Inu among six shown arrested in new cases
Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to now ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former ministers Rashed Khan Menon and Hasanul Haq Inu, and three others were shown arrested on Wednesday in six separate cases filed with different police stations in Dhaka...
Govt owes explanation for failure to arrest accused AL leaders
THE escape of many leaders of the Awami League accused of killing several hundred students and people during the July uprising, who the nation expects to be held to justice, is unacceptable. Such escapes of the perpetrators of the mass murder is an insult to victims and their family. While the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country to India...
Bringing information commission back to life demanded
Tathya Adhikar Forum, a platform for accessing information as citizens鈥� right, demanded that the Bangladesh Information Commission should be brought back to life since its activities remained suspended after the resignation of its three high officials in September following the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government...
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, family face corrption probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to carry out an inquiry against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members over allegations of corruption worth Tk 80,000 crore accumulated from various development projects. Apart from Hasina, her sister Sheikh聽 Rehana, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and her niece British MP Tulip Siddiq are also facing the probe.
HC questions ACC鈥檚 silence on corruption allegations against Hasina, family
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule questioning the Anti-Corruption Commission and government authorities over their inaction in investigating corruption allegations against former prime minister...
Nation in crisis: which way out?
THIS piece is not about the crisis or the chaos that the country is now facing after successfully toppling the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina. Rather, it is about the crisis of confidence and social capital or trust 鈥� interlinked, nonetheless...
Investigation of disappearances needs to be impartial, credible
THE Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances, which the interim government instituted on August 27, in an early report submitted on December 14 says that it has found prima facie involvement of Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister deposed on August 5 when the Awami League government was toppled in a mass uprising, and ranking officials of...
India denies giving any facility to Hasina for political activities聽
Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri told a parliamentary committee that Sheikh Hasina was using 鈥榩rivate communication devices鈥� to make her comments and聽 India was not...
Govt should ensure women鈥檚 role in governance in deeds
GIRLS and women stood up in resistance on their own the way the boys and men did against the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League in the July鈥揂ugust uprising. The incident began in July as protests by students seeking reforms in the civil service job reservations but grew to be an uprising towards the end of that month...
Toby hopes India to respect Bangladesh鈥檚 call to extradite Hasina
Bangladesh鈥檚 International Crimes Tribunal special prosecutor adviser Toby Cadman on Wednesday expressed optimism that India would respect Dhaka鈥檚 lawful and justified request for the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Punishment of Hasina, cohorts demanded
Marking the International Human Rights Day on Tuesday, oppression victims, their families, political and student leaders renewed the call for ensuring punishment for Sheikh Hasina and her accomplices for gross human rights violations during Awami League鈥檚 misrule of over 15 years...
BFIU seeks Hasina, Rehana bank account details
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has sought the bank account details of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana...
ACC, judiciary turned into slaves of Hasina: Asif Nazrul
Law adviser Professor Asif Nazrul on Monday said that Sheikh Hasina turned the Anti-Corruption Commission and the judiciary into her slaves during the Awami League rule in the country...
India鈥檚 responsibility to curb transnational fake news
In the aftermath of the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, there has been a tsunami of fake news circulating in Indian mainstream media outlets and among social media users, targeting internal matters in Bangladesh. Given the transboundary nature of this fake news and its implications for Bangladesh-India bilateral relations, it was...
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, 188 others sued in another murder case
A case was filed on Sunday against 189 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of Ali Hussain during the July-August mass uprising...
Tarique urges steps to recover stolen wealth, prosecute perpetrators
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged the interim government to recover stolen wealth and take quick action against the 鈥榰nprecedented scale of corruption鈥� under the Sheikh Hasina government...
Dhaka-Delhi FS-level talks today
Dhaka is likely to raise the issue of extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the Bangladesh-India Foreign Office Consultation scheduled for today in the capital amid a tension between the two neighbours over the Hindu minority issues...
Rizvi accuses India of spreading lies about Bangladesh
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday accused India of trying to mislead the world by spreading lies about Bangladesh in its attempt to support the ousted Awami League government.
Ousted Hasina destroyed everything, chief adviser Yunus tells Nikkei Asia
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the previous regime led by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina 鈥榙estroyed everything,鈥� as he pledged to hold general elections only after ushering in constitutional and judicial reforms, including an electoral overhaul.
ICT bans publication of Hasina鈥檚 hate speech聽
The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday asked the government to ban the broadcasting and publication of any 鈥榟ate speech鈥� or 鈥榠ncitement鈥� allegedly made by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
700 inmates still in hiding after jailbreaks: IG Prisons
The jail authorities on Wednesday said that 700 inmates, out of 2,200 who fled breaking jails before and after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in August, were still roaming outside while the rest of the inmates either surrendered or were arrested by law enforcement agencies...
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, 125 others sued for attempted murder
A case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 125 others for attempting to murder a fish trader during the recent anti-discrimination student movement with chief metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Monday.
ICT orders production of Amu, Qamrul
The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday directed prison authorities to produce senior Awami League leaders Amir Hossain Amu and Qamrul Islam before the court on December 4...
Interplay of politics and minority issues
BANGLADESH has long been celebrated for its rich tradition of communal coexistence, a tapestry woven from the diverse threads of its cultural and religious heritage. This vibrant legacy, however, is now under siege. In the aftermath of regime changes and political upheavals, we have witnessed a troubling rise in communal tensions that threaten to unravel the very fabric of society. As we delve into the heart...
Establishing justice, accountability top priority of govt: CA press secy
Bangladesh interim government on Sunday reiterated its commitment to establish 鈥榡ustice and accountability鈥� for the wrongdoings done over the past 15 years.
Illicit money flow, rampant corruption plagued Bangladesh economy under AL regime
The country lost $16 billion annually on an average between 2009 and 2023 because of the illicit fund flow amid systemic tax evasion, misuse of exemptions, and poorly managed public finances under...
Ousted Bangladesh PM hiding in India says Chinmoy arrested unjustly
Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was 鈥榰njustly arrested鈥� and must be released immediately, Hindustan Times...