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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...
Arrest warrants against Hasina, 10 others
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants against 11 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the disappearances during the 15-year rule of the Awami League. The two-member tribunal headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mazumdar issued the...
2025, trial year for Sheikh Hasina & AL leaders: ICT chief prosecutor
Md Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) said, 2025 will be the year of trial for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the leaders of Awami League for their crimes against humanity. He made this remark on Wednesday, after exchanging New Years greetings....
Sheikh Hasina’s graffiti redrawn on Metro pillar at DU
The graffiti of ouster prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, which was erased, on Metrorail pillar at Dhaka University (DU) campus redrawn. The repainting work has begun at 1 am on Sunday and continued till Monday morning. Political parties and leaders of the anti-discrimination student...
Sheikh Hasina’s Graffiti removing attempt was ‘unintentional mistake’: DU
The Dhaka University administration has expressed apology over the incident of the late-night attempt to erase Sheikh Hasinas graffiti on a Metrorail pillar in the TSC area, calling it an unintentional mistake by the proctorial team. This apology was conveyed in a press release on Sunday....
India unlikely to sacrifice Sheikh Hasina
The former prime minister of Bangladesh has fled the country, ending her 15-year regime amid student-public uprising. Then the interim government led by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus took the power. Following Hasinas ouster on August 5, dozens of cases have been filed on different charges...
Rizvi claims secretariat fire part of plot to destroy money laundering files
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has accused the recent fire at the Secretariat of being a deliberate act of sabotage. He claimed the fire was set to destroy files related to money laundering and corruption involving the former cabinet secretary of...
60 kathas plot: ACC to probe allegations against Hasina, family members
The Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Thursday decided to investigate the irregularities in the allocation of 60 kathas plot at Purbachal new city project of Rajuk in the name of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members . ACC spokesperson Aktarul Islam informed media about the...
Letter to extradite Hasina: Dhaka to take next steps upon receiving reply
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam said further steps will be taken after receiving a reply to the letter sent to New Delhi regarding the extradition of ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5. He said this in response to a question from...
'Letter sent to foreign ministry to bring Hasina back'
Home adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said a letter has been sent to the Foreign Ministry to bring Sheikh Hasina back to the country. The adviser Monday shared the development with media at an event marking Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) day at Pilkhana in the capital. He said:...
Tulip Siddiq interviewed over corruption investigation
Tulip Siddiq has been interviewed by Cabinet Office officials over allegations of embezzlement by her family, reports the Telegraph. Tulip is niece of Sheikh Hasina - ousted prime minister of Bangladesh - anda minister of Labour party in UK. She is being investigated over claims that she and...
Mobile surveillance tech used in enforced disappearances under past regime
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh has revealed that mobile phone surveillance technology was instrumental in locating victims before their secret abductions by the ousted regime of Sheikh Hasina. BSS reported this on Sunday. The commissions report, titled...
ACC begins probe against Hasina, Joy over $300m laundering
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy for allegedly laundering $300 million in New York, US, and London, UK, reports Dhaka Tribune. ACCs Public Relation Officer Akhtarul Islam confirmed the...
We trust in Almighty, Sheikh Hasina trusts in India: Dulu
BNP central leader and former minister Advocate M Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu said we trust in Almighty Allah, however Sheikh Hasina trusts in India. When we are in danger, we trust in Almighty Allah. All Muslim believers trust in Allah. And our countrys fallen dictator Sheikh Hasina trusts in...
Enforced disappearance victims faced brutal, methodical torture
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has revealed that victims of enforced disappearance have endured systematic and inhuman torture in secret detention centers. The accounts of torture we have documented are both profoundly brutal and disturbingly methodical, the commission...
Sheikh Hasina's involvement found in enforced disappearance
The inquiry commission has found ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her some high ranking officials involvement in enforced disappearance in Bangladesh. The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance found the prima facie involvement of fallen prime minister Sheikh Hasina, its Chairman...
3 more unnecessary projects to be canceled
At least three unnecessary projects were taken in the name ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members. These projects approved only for political gain without checking the real needs of the people and the implementation capacity of the government. These projects were included in...
Michael Chakma files complaint against Hasina over disappearance
Michael Chakma, a prominent leader of the United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF), has filed a formal complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal regarding the disappearance by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chakma submitted the complaint at the Office of the Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday...