THE true extent of financial crimes and malpractice of the Beximco Group, controlled by the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman, appear to have not been uncovered yet. Fresh investigations after the fall of the Awami League government in August 2024 in a mass uprising have showed some of the...
The country has yet to see improvements in the overall state of law and order plummeting since Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 ouster in a mass uprising followed by the Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government taking over on August 8 past year...
Beximco Group, controlled by the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 adviser Salman F Rahman, has allegedly withdrawn about Tk聽50,000 crore from different banks and non-bank financial institutions, using political clout and circumventing banking norms...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by retired major general Ziaul Ahsan challenging the tribunal鈥檚 jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 student-led uprising...
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said that the government took the initiative to issue a red alert through Interpol against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing allegations of genocide.
Adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary affairs Professor Asif Nazrul said that India鈥檚 refusal to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is accused of genocide, would be a clear violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India.
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday directed 11 joint investigation teams to expedite their probes into corruption allegations against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and 10 business groups...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that the status of Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in India was a matter of the Indian government鈥檚 consideration...
AS THE dust settles from the July 2024 uprising, the nation stands at a fateful crossroads. The movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 autocratic regime was not an exercise in protest but a monumental act of courage, resilience and unity. Hundreds sacrificed their lives while many more were left with physical and emotional scars. The protesters are not..
The recent decision of the interim government to expand the VAT net and hike VAT rates at the behest of the International Monetary Fund has justifiably attracted harsh criticisms from all quarters. This is the worst decision of the interim government since its inception following the overthrow of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina and is hence bound...
Bangladesh foreign affairs ministry on Thursday said they have no information whether deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has taken any Indian citizenship.
Allegations have been lodged with the International Crimes Tribunal against 41 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former military advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the killing of Fayez Ahmed, Naib-e-Ameer of Lakshmipur district Jamaat-e-Islami, who was shot dead at his residence....
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has launched a joint investigation into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation and money laundering by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members...
A case has been filed against 124 people, including former president Abdul Hamid and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing them of their involvement in attacks during the student-led mass uprising in Kishoreganj...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two separate cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on charges of corruption in allotting...
BANGLADESH is faced with many tricky challenges in its quest for transition to a truly democratic system of governance. The student-led mass uprising of July-August 2024 forced Sheikh Hasina to flee the country after her 15-year iron-fisted rule, albeit under the fa莽ade of a democratic system of government. In 2021, when the country reached...
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the United Kingdom government Tuesday after being named in graft probes in Bangladesh launched when her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as the country鈥檚 leader.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed four separate cases against 11 people including Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku, a former personal assistant to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of corruptions....
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana鈥檚 son Redwan Mujib Siddique, Rehana鈥檚 daughters...
A Federal Bureau of Investigation probe has found that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed owns eight luxurious cars and he has involvement in five companies.
Family members initially identified and claimed two bodies kept at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital mortuary since the student-led mass uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee to India bringing an end to a 15-year fascist Awami League regime...
A case has been filed against 93 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in connection with attempt to kill a lawyer during mass uprising on August 4.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and 14 others over allegations of corruption in allotting...
Amid British city minister Tulip Siddiq鈥檚 suspected involvement in embezzling billions of pounds in a deal for a Russian-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, the British government...
AS BANGLADESH rebuilds after the 16-year reign of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the search is on to locate and recover the funds that were allegedly siphoned off through the corrupt activities of those in her regime and their associates...
Bangladesh has not yet received a response from New Delhi regarding the Dhaka鈥檚 letter sent to facilitate the return of Sheikh Hasina, foreign affairs adviser M Touhid Hossain confirmed on Wednesday.
India has extended the visa of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India amid the student-led mass uprising and has been staying there since August 5, but kept mum over Dhaka鈥檚 request for her extradition, according to an Indian media report...
A new complaint was filed with the International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday, accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 15 of her associates of crimes against humanity in connection with the...
The Department of Immigration and Passports has cancelled passports of 97 individuals, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over their alleged involvement in killings during the...
An attempt to murder case has been filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 89 others for torturing and making Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami activist Alamgir Hossain Bhuiyan crippled for life in police custody in 2013....