IN THE at-risk southern region of Bangladesh, fierce winds and rising rivers cause more than just home and farmland damage. Climate change, poverty, and social disintegration are quietly increasing crime, a worrying trend that is often overlooked. Policy responses prioritise rescue, relief, and infrastructure repair, but climate change-induced criminality is neglected...
INTERNATIONAL Crimes Tribunal 1 has ordered the publication of notices in two national newspapers asking the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan to appear in the tribunal in seven days. The three-member tribunal has passed the order in a case filed against Hasina and Asaduzzman, who the prosecutor said could...
Justice Md Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, chairman of the newly reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal-2, on Tuesday said that no measure of violence and terrorism would succeed in stopping the tribunal from holding trials of atrocities perpetrated to quell the July uprising.
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday ordered the publication of notices in two national newspapers asking deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan to appear before the tribunal within seven days.
IN TODAY鈥橲 hyper-competitive and hyper-connected world, crime is no longer the business of back alleys and dimly lit street corners. It is carried out in conference rooms, corner offices and digital spaces by those dressed in crisp suits and operating from positions of power. These are not criminals with a record of violence or histories of petty theft. Rather, they are...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday granted more time to the Investigation Agency to complete its probe into the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed and two other murder cases related to the 2024 mass uprising.
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday adjourned until June 19 the hearing in a contempt of court case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League leader Shakil Akand Bulbul, granting them additional time to appear and...
The concentration of political power in a narrow group of the elite become more than a governance issue. It has raised concern about financial integrity, accountability and democratic resilience. The issue today is how unchecked political domination erodes transparency, weakens institutions and facilitates widespread corruption, effectively transforming political control...
Left student organisations on Sunday condemned recent attacks on and threats to left student leaders and activists during demonstrations in Rajshahi and Chattogram rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges...
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday pressed charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for their alleged involvement in...
Two crude bombs were exploded near the International Crimes Tribunal in the capital Sunday morning...
Protests rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges and against the recent attacks on left student leaders and activists in Rajshahi and Chattogram continued in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country for the fifth day on Saturday...
The International Crimes Tribunal prosecutors are set to press formal charges on Sunday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August student-led mass uprising.
THE problem with writing about Gaza is that words can鈥檛 explain what鈥檚 happening in Gaza. Neither can images, even the most gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. Because what needs to be explained is the inexplicable. What needs to be explicated is the silence in the face of horror...
Left student leaders and activists continued their protests for the fourth day on Friday rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges.
Protests erupted in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country condemning acquittal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who had been on death row for war crimes, was released from custody on Wednesday morning鈥攋ust a day after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court overturned his conviction for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
Several left-leaning student organisations, including Bangladesh Students鈥� Union, on Tuesday staged a protest rally protesting at the acquittal of Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned its previous verdict that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 Liberation War in Bangladesh...
The National Crime Agency has taken the first step in Britain in a corruption case embroiling ex-city minister Tulip Siddiq, by freezing any future sale of her mother鈥檚 home, reports The Mail...
The International Crimes Tribunal prosecution on Sunday formally pressed charges of crimes against humanity against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, four of his subordinate officers, and three constables...
The Criminal Investigation Department鈥檚 financial crime unit on Saturday froze 35 bank accounts of journalist Munni Saha and individuals and organisations linked to her...
Bangladesh鈥檚 International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday amended its Rules of Procedure 2010, granting its investigation officers the authority to arrest accused or suspected individuals and conduct evidence discovery and seizure without prior approval from the tribunal.
AS BANGLADESH moves towards a digitally advanced society, it must prepare to face the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven crimes. Artificial intelligence can help crime in various ways such as generating deepfake videos, fake audio clips and doctored screenshots, creating convincing phishing messages, automating online scams, hacking into secure...
THE situation in Gaza today starkly highlights Israeli exceptionalism. Israel is employing the starvation of two million Palestinians in the blockaded and devastated Gaza Strip as a tactic to extract political concessions from Palestinian groups operating there...
Chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Muhammad Tajul Islam on Tuesday said mass murder had taken place, not genocide, during the July uprising, calling for not spreading confusions over this.
The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday ordered former state minister for home Shamsul Haque Tuku, former inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Haque, retired major general Ziaul Ahsan, and former deputy inspector general of police...
The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday submitted its investigation report against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police...
THE interim government on May 10 banned all activities of the Awami League keeping to the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 until the completion of the trial of the party leaders in the International Crimes Tribunal. The ban meant 鈥榯o protect national security and sovereignty, ensure the safety of July movement activists and safeguard plaintiffs and witnesses engaged in the trial鈥�...
The government has amended the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973, empowering the International Crimes Tribunal to ban any political party and approved the draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025...