Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides
At least five more cases, including one on genocide charge and four on murder charges, were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides on Wednesday night and Thursday.
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Legal challenges to extradite Sheikh Hasina from India
THE deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has taken shelter in India since August 5, when she was compelled to resign in the face of a student-led mass uprising. Subsequently, the media reported, and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy also confirmed that she was not willing to leave the country, whereas her family members forced Hasina to flee to India as they...
Young leaders form citizen body to uphold spirits of mass uprising
The young professionals who acted behind the recent student-led mass uprising have resolved to form a Citizens Committee with a view to upholding the democratic spirit of the uprising in running the affairs of the...
Youth injured during anti-discrimination movement dies at DMCH
One more youth who was injured as received bullets during the student-led mass uprising died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Friday night....
UN reiterates call for accountability for killings during uprising in Bangladesh
The United Nations has reiterated its call for accountability for the recent violence, loss of life and human rights violations in Bangladesh...
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.
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...
Govt to set up foundation for wounded, families of killed in uprising
The interim government has decided to set up a foundation to take care of the people who were wounded and the families of those killed in the student-led uprising in July-August 2024.
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...
57 bodies still unclaimed, unidentified after Bangladesh mass uprising
At least 57 bodies, buried or kept in mortuaries at the time of the student-led mass uprising, remained still unclaimed or unidentified as of Saturday.
Around 650 killed from July 16 to Aug 11 in Bangladesh, UN says
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a preliminary report released on Friday, said that about 650 people were killed during...
Students demand Hasina鈥檚 speedy trial
Students under the Student Movement Against Discrimination platform on Wednesday demanded speedy trial of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others involved over the killings carried out during the mass uprising led by students...
Families demand justice for victims in student movement
Members of the families of those killed during the quota reform movement on Wednesday held a human chain at the Central Shaheed Minar demanding trial of Sheikh Hasina and those who ordered the shooting during the movement...
Miscreants attack cultural instts, orgs after Hasina鈥檚 resignation
A handful of cultural organisations in the country were attacked by miscreants after the resignation of the Awami League president Sheikh Hasina as prime minister on August 5 and fled to India amid a mass uprising spearheaded by students...
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina contacts party people after fleeing to India
Ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India last week after submitting her resignation amid a student-led mass uprising, started communicating with Awami leaders back at...
NU, JnU VCs resign among others
The vice-chancellors of National University and Jagannath University resigned on Sunday...
Hasina hints US鈥� hand in her ouster, says resigned to avoid further violence
The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, hinted that the US had a hand in her ouster and said that she had resigned to avoid further violence and human casualties, reported Hindustan Times on Sunday referring to The Economic Times.
Police fail to start operations outside stations for 5th day
The police could not start operations outside the police stations for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday after prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall amid the student-led mass uprising...
Police not seen in uniforms for 2nd day after Hasina鈥檚 fall in Bangladesh
The police on Wednesday were not seen performing duties wearing uniforms in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country for the second consecutive day after the fall of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister amid mass uprising...
Death toll rises to 151 in violence since Hasina deposed
Nine more bodies were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital raising the death toll to 151 till filing of this report at 6:00pm Wednesday since the forced resignation of Sheikh Hasina amid mass uprising triggered by student protests for quota reform in government jobs...
Ministers of deposed govt flee Minto Road bungalows
Ministers and state ministers of the overthrown government who were living in government bungalows in the capital鈥檚 Mintu Road fled from their residences as the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post on Monday and also fled the country amid students-led mass uprising...
Wanted: mass uprising against neoliberal Matrix
A FEW months before the coronavirus shut down the world, Chile exploded against neoliberalism. A World Bank economist, Sebastian Edwards, was on the ground to record the rebellion:..
Shaheed Anwara Park must be restored immediately
IN A complete disregard for citizens鈥� opinions and their need for green open space, the city authorities continue to deny access to public parks in the city. The case of Shaheed Anwara Park, named after the first woman martyr...