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ICT order on charges on September 15

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday set September 15 to deliver its decision on whether former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four of his subordinates will be charged with crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 mass uprising in the capital’s Rampura area...

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CID confirms Hasina’s voice calls

Cybercrime and forensic experts of the Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday testified that voice recordings attributed to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in which she allegedly ordered the police to open fire on protesters during the July 2024 mass uprising, are authentic...

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Govt should effectively work to ensure silence in silent zones

SILENT zones, or no-horn zones, in the capital of Dhaka have almost never been silent. They are, in fact, noisier than other areas where noise is usually high mostly because of a large number of vehicles honking horns. The interim government, after its installation on August 8, 2024 after the fall of the Awami League’s regime amidst the July uprising, declared the...

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JULY UPRISING: Cop testifies senior officers ordered shooting

A police officer on Monday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1, accusing his seniors, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, DMP joint commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakrabarty and DMP assistant deputy commissioner...

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Reform must go beyond parties and elites

THE July uprising stirred a renewed sense of hope that Bangladesh’s damaging political cycle might finally be broken, paving the way for a governance system that genuinely serves its citizens. ‘Reform’ quickly became the national watchword. In response, the interim government formed several commissions to draft proposals on constitutional changes, elections...

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Govt moves to expedite trials of crimes committed during July uprising

In a significant move to ensure justice for victims of the July uprising, the government has formed a seven-member committee to accelerate the prosecution of crimes — including murder — committed to suppress last year’s nationwide student-led mass movement...

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39 witnesses testify against Hasina, Kamal, Mamubn at ICT

Testimony of 39 witnesses was concluded at the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday in a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for crimes against humanity committed during the mass uprising in July, 2024...

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‘Death for death,’ grieving mother of July victim tells ICT

The grieving mother of class X student Shahriar Khan Anas, who was among the six protesters shot dead during the July 2024 mass uprising in the capital’s Chankharpool area, on Sunday demanded the death penalty for those she held responsible for the killing of her son...

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Ex-IGP Mamun says he was bypassed

Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he was not informed about the core committee meetings held at the residence of then home minister Asaduzzaman Khan during the July 2024 mass uprising.

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Youth to reshape Bangladesh’s political future: Touhid

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today Bangladesh’s youth, who led last year’s historic July-August uprising, will ultimately reshape national politics and institutions, moving the country beyond past divisions toward a more constructive, knowledge-driven future.

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I want justice before my death, father tells tribunal

Makbul Hossain, father of Abu Sayeed, who is the first deceased during the 2024 July uprising, on Thursday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-2, stating that two police members shot his university-going son dead.

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ICT begins trial in Abu Sayeed murder case

The deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly planned to execute student protesters of the July uprising, comparing them to war criminals known as ‘razakars’, according to a leaked phone call submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday...

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BNP suspends Fazlur Rahman for three months

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has suspended all the party posts held by Advocate Fazlur Rahman, a member of the BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council and a valiant freedom fighter, for three months.

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Some July victims shot from above, doctor tells ICT

A government physician on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that leaders of the pro-Awami League doctors’ platform, Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (SWACHIP), had barred the other doctors from treating victims of the July uprising past year, labelling the protesters ‘terrorists’...

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July victims continue protest

The families of a section of July uprising victims continue to protest for the second consecutive day on Monday, pressing their demands, including the resignation of law adviser Asif Nazrul and chief adviser’s special assistant for home Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury.

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AL attacks Bangladesh consulate general office in New York

Around 30 people chanting pro-Awami League slogans and holding the party’s flags launched an attack on the office premises of the Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York, USA, as information adviser Mahful Alam was entering the...

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Bangladesh is ready for national polls: Yunus

Chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the nation was now ready for the national election in the first half of February 2026.

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People suffer as July uprising victims block city road

People suffered on Sunday due to traffic congestion as the families of a section of July uprising victims blocked the road leading to the state guest house Jamuna in the capital to press their demands, including the resignation of law adviser Asif Nazrul and chief adviser’s special assistant for home ministry Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury...