Families of army officers killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny on Monday demanded swift prosecution of everyone named in the National Independent Investigation Commission’s report.
Prime minister of India Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over the health of former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, saying he was “deeply concerned” after learning she had been placed on ventilation.
Bangladeshis overwhelmingly approve of chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and the interim government, according to a nationwide poll released by the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research.
A special court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her niece, British member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq, to prison for irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project.
Bangladesh’s National Independent Investigation Commission on Sunday alleged political and external involvement in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny killings as it submitted its report to chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. Major General (retd) ALM Fazlur Rahman and other commission members said the then-ruling Awami League had direct links to the events and identified Sheikh Fazle […]
Khaleda Zia’s family is preparing to take the former prime minister abroad for advanced treatment once her condition improves, according to a Facebook post by Mahdi Amin, adviser to Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
Bangladesh on Sunday established a separate Supreme Court Secretariat through a new ordinance aimed at strengthening judicial independence.
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain said Sunday the government can issue a one time travel pass within 24 hours to allow Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman to return home if he chooses.
Four journalists were injured Saturday in Bangladesh after they were attacked while reporting on a land-grabbing allegation in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila, police said.
Awami League left office more than a year ago, yet Abdul Moyeen Khan is still blaming its “unjust repression” for Khaleda Zia’s current condition.
