A photo of Aleksei Navalny that reads: “hero forever” lies among candles and flowers at a makeshift memorial to him in front of Russian Embassy on Feb 24, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo/Getty Images) Throughout history, demonstrations and public protests have been instrumental in driving societal transformation. Whether fighting colonial rule, standing against autocratic leadership,…
DHAKA: Bangladesh‘s interim govt will do whatever it takes to get deposed PM Sheikh Hasina back home to face justice, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain said Sunday in remarks that put the onus on India to decide “whether to hand her over or not”.“If our legal system wants, we will definitely try to bring…
DHAKA: A father who lost his schoolboy son in police firing on Aug 5 moved Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and 8 others Wednesday, accusing them of crimes against humanity and genocide between July 15 and the day Class 9 student Alif Ahmed Siam was fatally wounded.Supreme Court lawyer Gazi MH…
DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s ex-PM Hasina on Tuesday demanded “justice“, saying those involved in recent “terror acts”, killings and vandalism must be investigated, identified and punished. In her first public statement after her ouster on Aug 5, Hasina said several lives have been lost in violence in the name of agitation since July. In a statement…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued her first statement since stepping down from her position on Tuesday, calling for accountability for those responsible for recent violence and vandalism during student protests against government job quotas.In a statement released through her son, Sajeeb Wazed, Hasina remarked, “The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, along with six others, has been booked for the murder of a grocery store owner, Dhaka Tribune reportedAbu Sayed, a local grocery store proprietor, lost his life during a police shooting incident on July 19 in the Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.This marks the first legal action taken against…
DHAKA: In a stunning twist, Sheikh Hasina‘s son Sajeeb Wazed claimed on Sunday that his mother never resigned as Bangladesh PM and reports to the contrary were “completely false and fabricated”, report AKM Moinuddin and agencies.“…I have just confirmed with her that she did not make any statement before or since leaving Dhaka,” Wazed wrote…
NEW DELHI: UK foreign secretary David Lammy dialled his counterpart S Jaishankar on Thursday amid the suspense over where Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India from Dhaka on Monday, might be headed. Jaishankar said the two discussed the situation in Bangladesh and West Asia.MEA didn’t confirm if India discussed Hasina’s asylum with the UK or…
NEW DELHI: While India has so far, unlike the US, not welcomed the formation of an interim govt in Bangladesh, New Delhi on Thursday showed the first clear sign of reaching out to the new regime in Dhaka as it said the interests of the people of the country are foremost on its mind.This follows…
