Sheikh Hasina

Enforced disappearances: ‘Hasina herself was involved’

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her defence adviser Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, and senior police officers Monirul Islam and Md Harun-Or-Rashid were all involved in enforced disappearances.

BFIU asks banks to provide account details of Hasina, Rehana

The anti-money laundering agency also seeks banks details of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust 

Hasina is a ‘pathological killer’: Sarjis

Sarjis Alam, general secretary of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, yesterday accused former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of being a ‘pathological killer’.

Will defend Sheikh Hasina if opportunity arises: ZI Khan Panna

Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna has expressed his willingness to defend ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the International Crimes Tribunal over genocide charges linked to the mass uprising.

Who has been meeting Hasina in India?

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Dhaka unhappy with Hasina’s statements in Indian media

Expressing dissatisfaction over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s frequent political statements from India, Dhaka has requested New Delhi to intervene and stop her.

ICT seeks red notice for Hasina’s arrest

"As an international policing agency, Interpol has been requested to take necessary steps to ensure her arrest"

Bringing back fugitives: Govt to ask for Interpol’s red notice

The government will request the Interpol to issue red notices to arrest and bring back fugitives allegedly involved in the killings and genocide during the July-August mass uprising, Law Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul said yesterday.

Delhi sees Hasina as a former PM

The Awami League, in a statement yesterday, described Hasina as "Bangladesh PM"

October 9, 2024
October 9, 2024

Govt doesn’t know where Hasina is now

Dhaka has asked Delhi and the United Arab Emirates about the whereabouts of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, but did not get any confirmation yet, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said yesterday.

September 27, 2024
September 27, 2024

‘Don’t have any plan to run for office’

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has taken shelter in India, should be extradited if she has committed crimes, said Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

Daring to defend the anti-discrimination student movement

I don’t think Hasina fell because of my writing. Then why do I continue writing?

September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024

Bangladesh seeks UK help to investigate Sheikh Hasina’s allies, FT reports

Bangladesh has sought assistance from the UK to investigate the overseas wealth of allies of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as the new government intensifies its crackdown on members of her ousted regime, The Financial Times (FT) reported

September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024

Joy faces backlash over flattering letter to Sheikh Hasina

In 2014, actor and television host Shahriar Nazim Joy penned a letter to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, requesting a plot in Purbachal. In his letter, he praised Sheikh Hasina, referring to her as "the most outstanding leader and exemplary mother of the subcontinent." Recently, an image of this letter surfaced on social media, sparking widespread criticism.

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

Hasina, 156 others sued over killing two in Jatrabari

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and a total of 154 others were sued in two cases filed over the deaths of two people during the student-led mass protests in Dhaka's Jatrabari on July 18 and August 5.

September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024

Hasina must stay silent in India till Bangladesh seeks her extradition: Yunus

In an interview with PTI, the chief adviser makes a strong case for former PM Hasina's return from India to face trial for atrocities

September 3, 2024
September 3, 2024

2 more murder cases filed against Hasina, Quader in Gazipur

Two more murder cases have been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader in Gazipur

August 25, 2024
August 25, 2024

Hasina urges all to stand by flood victims

Awami League president Sheikh Hasina today urged countrymen to stand beside the flood-affected people

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

2 more murder cases filed against Hasina

Hasina, who resigned and fled to India amid a mass uprising on August 5, has now been accused in 25 cases, including 21 for murder, one for abduction and three for committing crimes against humanity and genocide