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Bangladesh tightens security ahead of special tribunal’s verdict against Sheikh Hasina

November 16, 2025 admin

Bangladesh’s army personnel stand guard at the International Crimes Tribunals premises in Dhaka. File | Photo Credit: AFP Security agencies are on high alert in Bangladesh ahead of a special tribunal’s verdict in a case against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the anti-government protests last year. “The law…

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Bangladesh braces for disruptions as Awami League calls for lockdown to protest Hasina trial

November 13, 2025 admin

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide “lockdown” in protest against her trial over last year’s protests that left hundreds dead | Photo Credit: AP Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted on Thursday (November 13, 2025) as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former…

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Violence mounts in Bangladesh ahead of verdict in Hasina trial

November 12, 2025 admin

Supporters of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and seven allied political parties shout slogans during a rally to present their demands before the next general election, expected to be held in February, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Tension simmered across Bangladesh on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) as crude bomb and arson attacks…

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Hasina’s son claims Yunus govt weaponising judiciary for carrying out ‘political witch hunt’

December 25, 2024 admin

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, is an IT entrepreneur based in the U.S. and has been an ICT adviser in Ms. Hasina’s government. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sajeeb Wazed, son of deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has accused the Muhammad Yunus led interim government of “weaponising the judiciary”…

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India reaches out to Bangladesh opposition BNP, envoy meets party leader

September 22, 2024 admin

Indicating broader political outreach in Bangladesh, High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma and other Indian officials met the General Secretary of the Chief Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). | Photo Credit: BNP media cell In a significant act of political outreach, the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, and his colleagues met Mirza…

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Can Sheikh Hasina be extradited from India to Bangladesh to stand trial? | Explained

September 12, 2024 admin

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AFP The chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has announced plans to seek the extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from neighbouring India. “As the main perpetrator has fled the country, we will start the legal procedure to bring her back,” Mohammad Tajul Islam…

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