Hotline to support victims of custodial torture demanded
Human rights activists on Sunday called for the establishment of hotlines to support victims of custodial torture during the regime of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
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Gatekeeper of democracy
LORD Acton famously said, 鈥楶ower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.鈥� When citizens fail to hold their government accountable, a regime can accumulate unchecked power, weakening even the strongest checks and balances and leading to autocracy. John Stuart Mill鈥檚 reminder that 鈥楾he price of liberty is eternal vigilance鈥� highlights...
Three more murder cases filed against Hasina, aides
The latest filing of three murder cases takes the total cases to at least 105 brought against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her cabinet and party colleagues on murder charges...
Hurdles ahead in repatriating Hasina: ICT chief prosecutor聽聽
Newly appointed chief prosecutor to the International Crimes Tribunal, Mohammad Tajul Islam said on Sunday that there were substantial legal hurdles in repatriating deposed...
Steps to be taken to bring back Hasina to stand trial: chief prosecutor
Newly appointed chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Md Tajul Islam on Sunday said that necessary steps would be taken to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back to the country to stand trial over alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the recent anti-discrimination student movement in Bangladesh...
Jamaat leaders鈥� lawyer Tajul Islam made ICT chief prosecutor
Mohammad Tajul Islam, known for his role in defending leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in war crimes cases during the rule of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League governments, has been appointed as the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal....
Reforms needed in int鈥檒 crimes tribunals law
THE interim government has decided to try the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the international crimes tribunal, accusing her of genocide and crimes against humanity during the student-led mass uprising in July 1鈥揂ugust 5, along with all those involved in these crimes. The first complaint against her was made with the probe agency of the...
2 more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Two more cases were filed on Thursday and Wednesday against 126 including the deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, her cabinet and party colleagues on charges of murder, arson...
Priyo鈥檚 camera to never depict life anymore
The days of shooting was over for journalist Tahir Zaman Priyo鈥檚 camera on July 19 when a bullet pierced its owner鈥檚 head at a demonstration against Sheikh Hasina and her government near the...
No gazette yet notifies Hasina鈥檚 resignation
No gazette notification has yet been published about the resignation of the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina who resigned on August 5 amid an unprecedented...
Ganabhaban to become 鈥楯uly Revolution Memorial Museum鈥�: govt
Adviser for youth and sports, and labour affairs Asif Mahmud on Thursday said that there was no scope for rehabilitation of the fascists in politics until their trials were fully completed.
Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Five more cases were filed against the deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, her cabinet and party colleagues and several members of the police on the charges of killing demonstrators during the student-people mass uprising...
Hasina should keep mum until trial: Yunus
Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina should 鈥榢eep quiet鈥� while exiled in India until she is brought home for trial, interim leader Muhammad Yunus told...
Interim govt yet to make list of casualties
The interim government led by professor Muhammad Yunus could not make a complete list of the people killed and injured during the student-led peoples uprising in July and August that ousted the government of Sheikh Hasina on August 5...
Top AL leaders, many key police officials traceless
Many former ministers and key police officials blamed for the mass killings during the student-people mass uprising remain traceless while many top Awami League leaders have been named in genocide and murder cases since the fall of the AL government...
Complex tapestry of Bangladesh-India relations
THE departure of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to India on August 5 against the backdrop of the student protests for civil service quota reform causing the murder of several hundred people has triggered the relations between Bangladesh and India for another paradigm shift. Although Hasina sought and obtained political asylum after the...
BB frees IFIC Bank from Salman鈥檚 grip
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday freed IFIC Bank from the control of controversial Salman F Rahman, former adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, by dissolving the bank鈥檚 board and appointing independent directors to it...
Some expats urge EU to stop 鈥榬ights violation鈥� in Bangladesh
A group of Bangladeshi expatriates in Europe submitted a memorandum to the European Union, demanding that it should put pressure on the interim government to stop alleged human rights violations and killings in Bangladesh...
Hasina鈥檚 role 鈥榤ysterious鈥� after BDR carnage: BNP聽聽
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member major (retired) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the activity of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was...
ACC probe sought into allegations against Hasina, family
A writ petition was filed on Tuesday with the High Court, seeking a directive for the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate allegations against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and her former defence and security adviser, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project...
Six more cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina
Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sued in six more cases, including five lodged over murders that took place during the recent anti-discrimination student movement in Dhaka.
Ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina becomes diplomatic headache for India
Four weeks after ex-premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter during a student-led revolution, analysts say she has become a diplomatic headache for her hosts in India...
HC seeks report on expenses
The High Court on Sunday directed the interim government authorities to submit a detailed report within 30 days on the costs incurred for assets, security, benefits, and privileges provided to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and...
Govt to bring back Hasina, if court orders: Touhid
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that the foreign ministry would put efforts to bring back ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India if required by the...
CID starts probe against Salman, Nafeez Sarafat
The Criminal Investigation Department said that the agency has launched investigations against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman and...
No regular activities at most govt cultural institutions
Most of the cultural institutions under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Women and Children鈥檚 Affairs have remained closed since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5 amid the student-led mass uprising...
Perils of forced resignations
In the aftermath of a student mass uprising that saw the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and the dissolution of parliament, Bangladesh鈥檚 educational institutions are now dealing with unprecedented changes. A wave of resignations across universities and colleges, with vice chancellors, pro-vice chancellors, proctors, registrars, and provosts has followed...
Ashulia video clip of body dumping warrants early probe
A VIDEO clip of apparently police personnel dumping a body onto several other bodies onto a rickshaw van, said to have taken place on Dhaka鈥檚 outskirts of Ashulia, that has gone viral on social media warrants immediate government attention. It calls for an early investigation to establish whether the video clip is real or fake...
India, Sheikh Hasina blamed for 2009 BDR Mutiny
Speakers at a discussion blamed the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the Indian government for the February 25鈥�26, 2009 rebellion in the headquarters of erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, now Border Guard Bangladesh...
Prof Yunus starts his office at CAO
Chief adviser to the interim government professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday started his office at the chief adviser鈥檚 office, previously known as prime minister鈥檚 office, at Tejgaon in Dhaka...