Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has revealed details of an alleged assassination plot against her and her sister, Sheikh Rehana, after her ousting from power. “Rehana and I survived—just 20-25 minutes apart, we escaped death,” Hasina said in an audio message posted on the Bangladesh Awami League‘s Facebook page. The 76-year-old leader was ousted…
Tulip Siddiq (left), and UK PM Keir Starmer TOI correspondent from London: UK PM Keir Starmer is under pressure to sack Labour minister Tulip Siddiq, deposed Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s niece, after interim leader Muhammad Yunus condemned the use of properties allegedly gifted to her and her family in London by allies of the former…
The interim government of Bangladesh has revoked the passports of 97 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, citing their alleged involvement in killings during the July uprising and incidents of enforced disappearances, local media reported. Of the total, 22 passports were revoked due to alleged connections to enforced disappearances, while 75, including Hasina’s, were…
NEW DELHI: A Bangladesh court on Monday issued second arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India, for her alleged role in enforced disappearances during her tenure. The 77-year-old leader, ousted in August following a student-led revolution, is already facing charges of crimes against humanity.Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of…
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister and senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Hindus staying in Bangladesh should not be encouraged to come to India as they are patriotic Bangladeshis who do not want to leave their land despite “tremendous atrocities” they face there….
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DHAKA: Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Saturday said trials against “top commanders” who are accused of crimes against humanity, including former PM Sheikh Hasina, would be completed “within a year”.Speaking at a national dialogue organised by the Forum for Bangladesh Studies, Tajul said he had spoken to chief adviser…
Muhammad Yunus and Sheikh Hasina (File ph Sanjeeb Wazed, son of ousted Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of “weaponising the judiciary” to carry out a “political witch hunt” against the Awami League leadership.His allegations made in a detailed post on X, came shortly after the Bangladeshi interim government sent…
Image used for representative purposes Eight idols in three Hindu temples across Bangladesh’s Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts were vandalized over two days, according to a Daily Star report on Friday. Police arrested one person in Mymensingh.Three idols were damaged in two temples within Mymensingh’s Haluaghat sub-district on Thursday and Friday.According to Abul Khayer, officer-in-charge of…
Bangladesh has initiated the removal of country’s founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from its currency notes. The move comes months after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Rahman’s daughter, who fled the country following a student-led uprising in July.Bangladesh Bank confirmed that it is printing new banknotes of Taka 20, 100, 500, and 1,000…
