A senior Awami League leader on Wednesday claimed that Sheikh Hasina will soon return to Bangladesh as its prime minister. Rabbi Alam, who is a close aide to Hasina, also thanked India for providing a safe space for the ousted PM.“Sheikh Hasina is coming back as the prime minister. The young generation has made a…
Sheikh Hasina (ANI file photo) A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina‘s residence, ‘Sudhasadan,’ along with other properties owned by her family members, who are in exile in India. 124 bank accounts linked to her family also have been frozen, according to an official.The ruling was issued by…
DHAKA: Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus Sunday stressed the importance of documenting all atrocities committed during the regime of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, including the crackdown on student movement participants, police brutality against protesters following the verdict against Islamist leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, and all extrajudicial killings over the years.“There is a need for proper…
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury (File photo from Facebook) Months after the ouster of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, the interim govt in charge of the country has made her extradition from India a top priority. But her return isn’t the only concern; Dhaka is also looking to recover what it says is billions of dollars that the ousted…
Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed Bangladesh’s interim government leader Muhammad Yunus for the country’s “lawlessness” and vowed to return back to her country. During a one-on-one interaction on Zoom with widows of four policemen killed during last July’s student uprising, Hasina claimed Yunus has “unleashed terrorists” on its citizens, PTI news agency reported. Hasina’s…
The UN accused Bangladesh’s former administration of orchestrating systematic attacks and killings of protesters during its attempt to maintain power last year, potentially constituting “crimes against humanity“.In August last year, before student protests ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her administration violently suppressed demonstrators, with the UN citing “hundreds of extrajudicial killings”. The UN rights…
Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh’s Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam, on Friday to express concerns over recent statements from Bangladesh authorities that portray India in a” negative light”.The statement released by the MEA in response to media queries, quoting spokesperson Randhir…
Bangladesh has formally lodged a “strong protest” with India regarding statements made by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, particularly those concerning the alleged recent vandalism of her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman‘s house. Bangladesh slammed Hasina’s latest speech as being “false and fabricated”, adding that it views the former PM’s statements and activities while in exile…
Ousted Bangladeshi leader and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina called for justice after a mob vandalised her father Mujibur Rahman‘s house on Wednesday. “They can demolish a building, but not the history… but they must also remember that the history takes its revenge,” she said in an emotional address.“Today, this house is being demolished. What…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina‘s Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus’ interim govt said on Saturday.“The elections will be contested among pro-Bangladesh groups only,” said Mahfuz Alam, a top leader of the Anti-Discrimination Movement, which spearheaded the mass uprising that toppled Hasina’s Awami…
