Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin has said that he did not have any documentary evidence of Sheikh Hasina‘s resignation as the prime minister, adding that she probably did not have the time to do so as he went on to narrate the chaos caused on August 5.In an interview to Dhaka Tribune, Shahabuddin said that hours…
Representative image Bangladesh’s vital garment industry lost $400 million due to unrest following the student-led revolution that ousted the country’s autocratic premier, industry leaders said Sunday, insisting the situation was now “stable”. The South Asian nation’s 3,500 garment factories account for around 85 percent of its $55 billion in annual exports, but the unrest caused…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued on Thursday arrest warrants against deposed PM Sheikh Hasina & 45 others, including prominent politicians and intellectuals.The warrants are in connection with alleged “crimes against humanity” committed during this year’s student-led July-Aug mass uprising, which left 700 people dead. Among those implicated are Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader,…
Bangladesh’s interim government has recalled five envoys back to the country, including the ambassador to India, according to a foreign ministry official who spoke to Reuters on Thursday.The foreign ministry instructed the envoys in “Brussels, Canberra, Lisbon, New Delhi and the permanent mission to the United Nations in New York” to return to Dhaka immediately,…
Mohammad Yunus and Sheikh Hasina DHAKA: Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Mohammad Yunus‘ conversation with chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim AA Khan has intensified speculation about authorities working on a plan to secure the extradition of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina.Yunus’ talks with Khan were focused on the procedure for trial of those…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim govt said on Tuesday that former PM Sheikh Hasina was “staying” in India as the neighbouring country’s govt “has given her shelter” after her departure from Dhaka. “We will have to see this matter this way. Everything does not go by the law,” Bangladesh foreign affairs adviser Mohammed Touhid Hossain said. The…
Bangladesh‘s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that his country seeks good relations with India and other neighbouring nations based on “fairness and equality.”In a televised address, Yunus disclosed that after his swearing-in, leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called to congratulate him.“We want good relations with India…
NEW DELHI: Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday expressed his displeasure with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina‘s political remarks made from India.In a recent interview with PTI, Yunus said that Hasina’s statements are an “unfriendly gesture” and that she must remain silent until Dhaka requests her extradition.“If India wants to keep…
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…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s foreign affairs advisor, Touhid Hossain, on Saturday that if the home ministry or law ministry makes a request for Sheikh Hasina‘s extradition in the future, India will be obligated to comply with their demand.Hossain said that while he is not the appropriate person to address this matter, if such a request is…
