Potential backlash of delaying Hasina鈥檚 extradition
FOLLOWING months of speculation, the government of Bangladesh finally announced on October 30, 2024, its intention to initiate the extradition process for Sheikh Hasina, contingent...
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India considers Hasina as Bangladesh鈥檚 former PM
Indian external affairs ministry鈥檚 spokesperson said that India considered Sheikh Hasina as a former prime minister of Bangladesh.
Hasina congratulates Donald Trump on his 鈥榬esounding victory鈥�
Deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has since been accused in over 200 cases of murder in Bangladeshi courts, has congratulated United States president-elect Donald Trump on his victory over Democrat rival Kamala Harris in Tuesday鈥檚 election...
Hasina still conspiring against interim govt: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said that fallen prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina was still scheming against the interim government.
Sheikh Hasina regime: trials and tribulations
AS THE world looked on in utter horror, the brutality of the Sheikh Hasina regime unfolded with unbridled extremes, reaching its peak intensity in the second half of July 2024. By the end of...
Over 1,600 complaints filed, 200 still missing
The Commission for Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances said on Tuesday that it had received complaints regarding enforced disappearance of over 1,600 victims, the incidents of...
Jharkhand CM questions Indian central govt sheltering Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted PM Hasina
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday questioned Indian central government鈥檚 decision to provide political asylum to ousted Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina who fled...
Investigate Tk 3,859cr loan to Bashundhara 4 days before fall of Hasina govt: HC
The High Court on Sunday directed the authorities to investigate alleged irregularities in sanctioning a Tk 3,859 crore loan to Bashundhara Group four days before the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising.
Constitution reform must prevent return of fascism: discussion
Speakers, including lawyers, at a discussion on Saturday urged the people not to scrap the existing constitution on a whim...
Complaint filed with ICC against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina for crimes against humanity
A complaint has been filed with the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands against ousted Bangladesh prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina allegedly for committing...
Revolution or uprising?
THE term 鈥榬evolution鈥� has gained significant traction in Bangladesh over the past few months. I have observed that various stakeholders, including media outlets, political activists, student bodies and even academics, have started to characterise the events surrounding the fall of Sheikh Hasina on August 5 as a revolution. Some have referred to this...
鈥業n the short run, Awami League doesn鈥檛 have a place in Bangladesh鈥�: Yunus tells FT
The chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the Awami League exhibited 鈥榓ll the characteristics of fascism鈥� and it has 鈥榥o place鈥� in the country鈥檚 politics for now...
A robust case selection policy
The appointment of judges, investigators and prosecutors for the International Crimes Tribunals-Bangladesh along with the issuance of warrants for the arrest of Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, indicate that the tribunal is initiating its proceedings, likely from the first week of November. In the prosecution of international crimes, whether in national or...
Govt should bust nexus of tycoons close to Hasina
POWERFUL business tycoons, who had been close to the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, have swindled $17 billion off the banking sector, as the Bangladesh Bank government has said in an interview with the Financial Times, during the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League. The central banker is reported to have said that the tycoons...
President can鈥檛 be removed based on emotion: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said that the decision regarding聽 president Muhammed Shahabuddin鈥檚 removal should not be driven by emotion...
AL propaganda machinery spreads misinformation: discussion
Speakers including journalists and activists at a discussion in Dhaka said on Monday that the 鈥榩ropaganda machinery鈥� of the Awami League was spreading misinformation and disinformation even after the fall of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina amid the July mass uprising...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim govt chief for fast construction of museum depicting uprising
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the authorities concerned to set up a replica of Aynaghar (Mirror House) at Ganabhaban, which is set to turn into a museum to preserve the memories of July-August mass uprising...
Tycoons close to Hasina siphoned off $17bn from Bangladesh, BB governor tells Financial Times
In an interview with the Financial Times, Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan Mansur accused powerful business tycoons of siphoning off $ 17 billion from the banking sector of the country during the 15-year rule of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Immediate cut in energy prices demanded
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on Saturday demanded immediate cuts in energy prices and holding ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and...
Women鈥檚 role聽in July-Aug mass uprising in Bangladesh largely ignored
Female protesters of the student-led mass uprising expressed their disappointment as women鈥檚 contribution to the uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India has not been...
Five arrested for praising Sheikh Hasina
The Kotwali police detained five people, including two women, in Jashore for praising the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a programme in Jashore Gymnasium on Friday.
Steps to return Hasina from India demanded
The Jatiya Mukti Council on Friday called on the interim government to take steps to return the deposed prime minster Sheikh Hasina and her associates from India, who were responsible for...
Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted PM Hasina now living in Lutyens' Delhi
Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now living in a Lutyens' Bungalow in India鈥檚 New Delhi after fleeing the student-led mass uprising in Dhaka on August 5.
Students begin hunger strike for justice
A group of students went on hunger strike on Thursday demanding immediate arrest of identified attackers during the student-led mass uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India.
HC forms probe committee over irregularities in Rajuk plot allocation
The High Court on Thursday formed a three-member committee led by former High Court judge to investigate alleged irregularities in the allocation of Purbachal plots to deposed prime minister...
Evolution of an ordinary voter
I鈥橫 ABOUT Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 age, give or take a few months. In my youth, I voted for her father; then in middle age, I voted for her, once, twice until I stopped. My story here may be of interest to...
Protesters for Bangladesh president鈥檚 resignation
Protests broke out across the country on Tuesday demanding president Mohammed Shahabuddin鈥檚 resignation, condemning him for his statement regarding the resignation of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Students stage demo in Dhaka demanding Bangladesh president鈥檚 resignation, ban on BCL
Students demanded the resignation of Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin over his controversial remarks regarding the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister at a demonstration programme held at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Protesters in Dhaka demand Bangladesh president鈥檚 removal
A group of protesters staged a demonstration in front of the Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday demanding the removal of Bangladesh president Mohammed Sahabuddin.
Bank accounts of Tarique Siddique, Sikder family frozen聽
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Tuesday froze the bank accounts of Major General (retired) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former security adviser to deposed prime minister...