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Govt prioritises bringing Hasina back for trial: Shafiqul Alam
Chief Advisers press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday said bringing Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh and putting her on trial in person is the governments top priority. We want to bring her back and put her on trial in person. The people of Bangladesh want to see her trial. Bringing her to...
ICT orders submission of investigation report against Sheikh Hasina by April 20
The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh has directed the submission of an investigation report in the case against Sheikh Hasina, alleging crimes against humanity related to the July-August genocide. A three-member panel, led by International Crimes Tribunal Chairman Justice Md. Golam...
Demands to repatriate Hasina growing in India!
The tyrant Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5 last year due to the mass uprising of students and the mass people. She has been staying in India since then. Dhaka has sent a letter to Delhi to repatriate Sheikh Hasina. However, Delhi has not said anything clearly about sending Sheikh Hasina...
Hasina’s speech makes complications: Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress leader Shashi Tharoor made public comment on fascist Sheikh Hasina, the deposed former prime minister of Bangladesh who fled to India amid nationwide protests demanding her resignation. He acknowledged that Hasinas recent comments have made everything complicated and...
Hasina's fascist regime responsible for creating instability in country: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the stability of the country is being destroyed, instability is being created and Hasinas fascist regime is completely responsible for this. He said this while talking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after...
Transcom disputes bribery allegations, but questions remain
Transcom Group has issued a statement protesting a report alleging that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Simeen Rahman bribed deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with Tk100 crore last year to halt legal proceedings against her. However, the groups response raises further questions and seems to...
India be responsible for Hasina’s political move there: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam has said India will be responsible if ousted Sheikh Hasina is allowed to conduct any political activities from there, reports BSS. India gave shelter to Sheikh Hasina and they have some sort of explanation for this. We asked India to return Sheikh...
Hasina, top officials were aware of enforced disappearances: HRW
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) found involvement of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasian and top officials of her administration in the events of enforced disappearances. The organization said: Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique, Major General Ziaul Ahsan and several top officials of Bangladesh...
Sheikh Hasina desperate to regain her barbaric rule: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said many advisors of the interim government cannot tolerate criticism. He said, We have to ensure free and fair elections, independence of the judiciary and rule of law. No matter what political movement or protest there is in this...
‘Simeen bribed Hasina with Tk100cr to silence legal charges’
Transcom Group CEO Simeen Rahman allegedly paid Tk 100 crore to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to suppress multiple cases against her, including charges of murder, share anomalies, and fraud, according to a shocking investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Criminal...
Sheikh Hasina advises killing of Brigadier General Azmi
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered evidence suggesting that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directly ordered the disappearances and killings of political opponents during her tenure. In its report, After the Monsoon RevolutionA Roadmap to Lasting Security Sector Reform in Bangladesh, HRW...
Foreign loan commitments decreased by 67%
The Sheikh Hasina-led government has borrowed money more for unnecessary projects than necessary ones over the past 15 and a half year, creating pressure on the interim government to repay. Since the interim government took the power, it started revising projects. Therefore, the money flow has...
ACC receives evidence of Putul's Canadian citizenship
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found evidence that Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, holds Canadian citizenship. In addition, the investigation has revealed that she resorted to the misuse of state resources and irregular activities to secure the...
Tulip faces calls to resign as an MP following corruption probe
Daily Mail reported disgraced City Minister Tulip Siddiq now faces calls to stand down as an MP following a corruption investigation. The report continued: Ms Siddiq resigned as Treasury Minister this month after she and family members were accused of siphoning off 3.9billion from Bangladesh...
Refusal to return Hasina violation of extradition treaty
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said that if India refuses to return Sheikh Hasina, it would constitute a violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India, reports UNB. We have written a letter for extradition. If India does not extradite Sheikh Hasina, it will be a clear...
British barrister advised Hasina on silencing journos
Britains renowned barrister Desmond Browne KC advised ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasinas regime to silence journalists, reports the Sunday Times. Local news media the Business Standards reported that the matter came to light after The Sunday Times found a crumpled document in Sheikh Hasinas...
Hasina’s trial a priority for interim govt
The interim government is prioritising the prosecution of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates for their alleged involvement in murders and enforced disappearances, said CAs Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday, reports UNB. Speaking at the opening of a training programme...
Hasina controls mass media horrifically in 15 years rule
Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, has blamed the ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina for using and controlling the countrys mass media during her last 15 years of administration. We feel urgency to ensure reform in the media to get rid of the situation, Shafiqul Alam said while...
Don’t know whether Sheikh Hasina taken Indian citizenship or not: Spokesperson
The Foreign Ministry does not have information on whether ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Indian citizenship or not, said Mohammad Rafiqul Alam, director general and spokesperson of the Public Diplomacy Division of the Foreign Ministry. He also commented that the status of Sheikh...
ICT gets allegations against Hasina, 40 others over Jamaat leader killing
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today (January 16) received allegations against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 others over the brutal killing of then Nayeb-e-Ameer of Laxmipur district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Fayez Ahmed in 2013. Dr Fayezs son Dr Hasanul Banna filed the...
Report on cases against Hasina, Joy over plot scam on April 15
A court here today (January 15) set April 15 for submitting reports in two separate cases filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy for taking resort to irregularities in acquiring two 10-katha plots in the Purbachal New Town project. Dhaka Metropolitan...
ACC files cases against Hasina’s ‘Tk 400 crore’ APS
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed four separate cases against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas assistant private secretary(APS)-2 Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku, reports UNB. He has been accused of suspicious transactions worth TK 150 crore in the cases. Deputy Director Md...
Prosecution secures call records of Hasina, key officials
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) procession has obtained phone call records of Sheikh Hasina and others in alleged genocide during the mass uprising of July-August last year. Prosecutors have also uncovered crucial evidence related to forced disappearances during the same period,...
Tulip’s tie with AL under spotlight
British Labour party MP Tulip Siddiq has been hitting the headlines on a regular break since the ouster of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasia, Tulips aunt. She has been named with various scandals including Rooppur nuclear power plant scandal and receiving free flat in United...
Case filed against Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament
An attempt to murder case has been filed against 344 members of the 12th parliament, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. A garment worker named Md Aladul Islam alias Alauddin(28), who got shot on August 5 in Ashulia, Savar, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Senior Judicial...
ACC finds evidence of graft, power abuse by Hasina
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found clear evidence of corruption and power abuse by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain told reporters Wednesday. So far, the ACC investigation team has gathered substantial information confirming Hasinas complicity...
I predicted Hasina wouldn't last a year, but she lasted only 7 months: Rumeen Farhana
Barrister Rumeen Farhana, co-secretary of international affairs for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), stated, I said, Sheikh Hasina, you can hold elections in 2024, but your parliament will not last more than a year. Thank God, it didnt even last seven months. She made these remarks while...
‘Action to be taken as per rules If Sheikh Hasina doesn’t present’
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Akhter Hossain said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her other partymen will be summoned to give them a chance to defend themselves in corruption allegations. And if they do not appear, action will be taken as per rules. He said this while...