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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...
Tarique Rahman's view exchange with injured photojournalists Monday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will exchange views with the photojournalists, injured during the July-August uprising, on Monday. He will also provide financial assistance to them and their family members as the chief guest at a function in Dhaka organised by...
July Uprising victims urged to submit medical bills for compensation
The government has invited students and civilians injured during the July-August Mass Uprising to submit their medical expense claims for reimbursement if they received treatment at private hospitals. According to a press release issued by the Press Information Department (PID) today (February...
ICT to receive probe reports of several July genocide cases in Feb
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is likely to receive probe reports of several cases filed over July-August genocide incidents within February. Confirming this to BSS, ICT Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam said he hopes that probe reports of multiple cases will be submitted by the...
July-Aug movement Massacre: 4 bodies being exhumed in Savar
Bodies of four people who were killed in Ashulia during the July-August movement are being exhumed following a court order, reports UNB. Police led by Assistant commissioner (land) of Ashulia circle Sadia Akter, executive magistrate, were exhuming the bodies from Charalpara, Pabnartek, Bagabari...
Questions over unidentified bodies
Sohail Sheikh, the resident of Topngi adjacent to the capital, used to run autorickshaw in Uttara. Amid his working schedule, he participated in mass uprising in July-August. However, hes been out of trace sine August 5. Sohail has two children 2 years old Saimon Sheikh and 7 years oild Sumaiya....
LA firefighters prepared for last dangerous winds
Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as Californias governor slammed hurricane-force winds of misinformation surrounding blazes that have killed 27 people. The two largest fires, which have obliterated almost 40,000 acres...
National elections feasible by mid-year: Mirza Fakhrul
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called for the 13th national elections to be held by mid-year, specifically by July-August 2025. On Tuesday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir emphasized that it was entirely feasible to prepare for the elections within this time frame,...
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,...
It is vital to ensure corruption-free, fair atmosphere
Ensuring reform was one of the key demands of the July-August uprising. If we look at the post-independence reform initiatives, the record is not bright with regime changes occurring repeatedly in an unstable manner, including in 1991, 1996. The goals of each of these violent political shakeups...
Everything has been done for trial of July-August massacre: AG
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman said that everything has been done for the trial of the July-August mass killing. The Office of the Attorney General (AG) will assist with the trial if needed. Asaduzzaman the remarks while briefing journalists at International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday....
Politics on the brink! Where is the country heading?
Let us dive straight into the discussion without any preamble. Todays topic covers a broad spectrum, closely tied to the political landscape involving the Awami League, BNP, and Jamaat. In recent times, even smaller political parties, including the Jatiyo Party, have gained significant importance,...
One in four uprising injured suffer severe depression: Report
Government psychiatrists have reported that one in four individuals injured during the July-August Uprising are grappling with severe depression, attributed to limb loss, uncertain medical treatment, and financial instability. The Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists presented these findings...
Hasina's trial to proceed despite India's non-cooperation: Toby Cadman
The trial of ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina will continue even if India does not repatriate her, Toby Cadman, the special advisor to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), has stated. Cadman made the remarks following a meeting between the prosecution...
Prof Yunus urges women to come forward to build new Bangladesh
Chief Advisor to the interim government Prof Dr. Muhamamd Yunus talked to the revolutionary women who were actively involved in mass uprising in July-August. The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs held a meeting of these brave women of the time with the Chief Advisor at the Osmani Memorial...
Parliament renovation will take one year
The National Parliament Secretariat suffered severe damage during the student led July mass uprising, needing at least one year for making it fully functioned. The parliament secretariat has suffered a total Tk155 crore financial loss. Of these money, the parliament secretariats own sector has...
Touhid urges British envoy to convey accurate facts on Bangladesh
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday urged British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke to convey accurate information regarding the minority situation and the student-led July-August uprising in Bangladesh to the UK government. I invited her (to the foreign ministry) to...
Amu, Qamrul shown arrested in July-August genocide case
On Wednesday the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) showed former ministers Amir Hossain Amu and Advocate Qamrul Islam arrested in a case lodged over murder, genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the past Awami League government while trying to quell student-led July-August mass...
August 15 National Mourning Day’s holiday postponed
The Appellate Division has stayed the High Courts verdict declaring August 15 as a public holiday for National Mourning. The decision was made by the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, on Sunday. Additional Attorney General Barrister Aneek R. Haque confirmed the...
Tarique Rahman was sentenced for political reason: BNP Lawyer
In the much-talked 21st August grenade attack case, the High Court on Sunday acquitted all the defendants, including BNPs Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar. BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) lawyers said in their response to the verdict:...
Tarique Rahman, Babar, all accused acquitted in August 21 grenade attack case
In the highly discussed 21st August grenade attack case, the High Court acquitted all the defendants, including BNPs acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment, and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, who had been sentenced to death. The...
High Court to deliver verdict in August 21 grenade attack case on Sunday
The High Court has scheduled Sunday for delivering its verdict on the appeal and death reference in the highly anticipated August 21 grenade attack case. The case is listed as item number 54 on the agenda for tomorrows session, with the High Court bench, led by Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and...
Asaduzzaman Noor assaulted at BSMMU
Former minister Asaduzzaman Noor was assaulted by injured students of July-August movement when he was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from jail for treatment on Saturday. Some injured victims of the movement attacked Noor when he was taken there for treatment at...
VIP case, VIP extortion
Since the July Revolution and the events of August 5, over 2,500 cases of violence have been reported nationwide. Ministers, MPs, bureaucrats, and VIPs from the former Sheikh Hasina government are among those accused in these cases. In addition to these high-profile figures, more than 100...
Govt faces tough challenge to restore order in every sector
The countrymen had expected that normalcy will return to every sector of the country after the mass uprising in July-August and everything will be conducted according to fairness and principles. The peoples expectation was enlarged as the Nobel Peace prize winner Dr Muhammad Yunus took the...