Bangladesh’s former PM Sheikh Hasina speaks during a plenary session at the start of the Paris Peace Forum, in Paris, France. — Reuters/File ICT chief prosecutor accuses Hasina of carrying out “massacres”. Will try to legally bring her back to face trial, says M Tajul Islam. Ex-PM’s last official whereabouts were at a military airbase in India. … Read more
DHAKA: Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests. Students, teachers and families of those killed in the unrest joined the “March for Martyrs” carrying the national flag and chanting slogans such as “Blood of the martyrs is our … Read more
Demonstrators shout slogans after they have occupied a street during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 4, 2024. — Reuters “No evidence” found against Jamaat-e-Islami. Party denies allegations of involvement in stoking violence. Ex-PM banned its rival political … Read more
Former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina speaks at Japan’s national press club in Tokyo on May 28, 2014. — AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising by helicopter to India earlier this month. The move to cancel Hasina’s documents leaves the … Read more
More than 450 people killed during a month of student-led protests against Hasina’s 15-year autocratic rule before her resignation and flight to India DHAKA: A Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal set up by ousted premier Sheikh Hasina has launched three “mass murder” probes into its founder over the unrest that forced her to flee the country, … Read more
Ousted prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina speaking after swearing oath for a fifth term at the Presidential Palace in Dhaka, Banglades on January 11, 2024. — AFP DHAKA: A Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal set up by ousted premier Sheikh Hasina has launched three “mass murder” probes into its founder over the unrest that forced her … Read more
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DHAKA: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina called on Tuesday for action against those involved in “killings and vandalism” in the country last month, her first comments since violent protests forced her to flee to India. Around 300 people died in the demonstrations that began as protests against employment quotas but spiralled into a movement seeking Hasina’s overthrow. … Read more
Ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked supporters to make a public show of strength later this week, hours after a court ruled that a murder probe against her linked to last month’s unrest could proceed. Hasina, 76, fled by helicopter last week to neighbouring India, where she remains, as protesters flooded Dhaka’s streets … Read more
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during the annual Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2024. — Reuters Bangladesh ex-premier Hasina issues statement on X via her son. Many people died “in the name of revolution” in July, says Hasina. Ex-PM plans to return to Bangladesh upon decision on new polls. DHAKA: Former … Read more
DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh opened Tuesday a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in heradministration over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month. Hasina, 76, fled by helicopter a week ago to neighboring India as protesters flooded Dhaka’s streets in a dramatic end to her … Read more