More than three months have passed since 30-year-old fisherman Miraj Sheikh was reportedly taken away by Bangladesh Coast Guard officers. His family still does not know whether he is alive, where he is being held or what, if anything, he is accused of doing.
A former student protest leader and member of parliament Nahid Islam warned that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina would face execution if she returned to Bangladesh, delivering a fiery speech tied to the student-led uprising that forced her from office.
The Shapla Chattar killings refer to a deadly security operation carried out in Dhaka on the night of May 5 and the early hours of May 6, 2013, when police and other security forces dispersed thousands of supporters of Hefazat-e-Islam from the capital’s commercial district.
The International Crimes Tribunal’s investigation agency has submitted a draft report alleging that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the principal accused in the May 5, 2013, Shapla Chattar killings, with prosecutors saying they plan to file formal charges Tuesday to begin trial proceedings.
Bangladesh welcomed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s stated plan to return from India, saying she must face legal proceedings over her conviction for crimes against humanity tied to the 2024 crackdown on student-led protests.
Bangladesh has formally asked India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was sentenced to death in absentia, an information adviser said on Tuesday.
Opposition lawmakers walked out of Bangladesh’s parliament in protest over the government’s decision to form a constitutional amendment committee, arguing that the move bypasses the mandate delivered by voters in a recent referendum.
The allegations against former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed have become one of the most striking symbols of the corruption and abuse of power that critics say flourished during the government of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed has been arrested in Dubai through Interpol in connection with corruption cases filed by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission, officials said.
In 1969, amid the fervent throngs of a mass uprising in East Pakistan, a young student leader stood before a swelling crowd and formally bestowed a title upon his political mentor, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He proclaimed him “Bangabandhu,” the Friend of Bengal. It was a moment of rhetorical flourish that would define the trajectory of […]
