Sheikh Hasina

November 10, 2024 3:25 PM

Bangladesh: Political Tension Rises as Awami League Announces First Street Program since August 5

In Bangladesh, political tension has risen in Dhaka amidst Awami League (AL) announcing its first street programme after the fall of Sheikh Hasina-government on August 5, this year. On Saturday, the AL on its verified Facebook page announced to observe the Noor Hossain Day and urged party men to come to the Shaheed Nur Hossain Square in Dhaka's Zero Point at 3:00 pm on Sunday. However, tension has mounted after the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced a rally to counter programmes ann...

October 16, 2024 8:12 PM

Bangladesh: Interim Government scraps eight national holidays introduced by Sheikh Hasina

In Bangladesh, the interim government led by Prof. Muhammad Yunus announced the cancellation of eight national holidays introduced by Sheikh Hasina, including the birth and death anniversaries of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, observed on March 17 and August 15, respectively. The announcement was made on Wednesday through a post on the verified Facebook page of the chief adviser to the interim government. The other holidays cancelled include “Historic March 7” Day, the birth anniversary of Sheikh...

September 25, 2024 3:37 PM

Bangladesh Hasina’s son wants role for her party in reforms, election

The son of Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said he was happy with the army chief's timeline for elections within 18 months, though it was later than expected, but warned that genuine reform and polls were impossible without her party. General Waker-uz-Zaman, whose refusal to stand by Hasina in the face of deadly student protests prompted her flight to India in August, has told Reuters that democracy should return within a year to a year-and-a-half. "I'm happy to hear we have...

September 24, 2024 3:59 PM

Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus faces protest in New York during UNGA meeting

Muhammad Yunus, the leader of Bangladesh's interim government, faced protests on Monday as demonstrators gathered outside his hotel in New York, chanting "Go Back”. Yunus is in the US to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The protests were fueled by allegations of systemic attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh. Activists condemned his government, claiming that violence against minorities intensified after he came to power. Yunus was sworn in on August 8, after Sh...

September 18, 2024 9:48 AM

Bangladesh: Army gets executive magistracy power

In Bangladesh, the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus has given the power of executive magistrate to the commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Army in order to improve law and order. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday, the eligible army officers will be able to act as executive magistrates under the supervision of district magistrates nationwide for the next 60 days, The army magistrates will oversee activities relate...

September 6, 2024 10:42 AM

Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina’s fall

Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests. Students, teachers and families of those killed in the unrest joined the "March for Martyrs" carrying the national flag and chanting slogans such as "Blood of the martyrs is our power". The anti-government protests started in July as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas and escalated into a nationwide...

September 16, 2024 4:02 PM

Bangladesh: Complaint filed with International Crimes Tribunal against Sheikh Hasina & 26 others

A complaint was filed Monday with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 27 people, including ousted prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, former ministers Obaidul Quader, Rashed Khan Menon and Hasanul Huq Inu for committing alleged genocide and crimes against humanity. The other prominent accused in the complaints are - Anwar Hossain Monju, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Anisul Huq, Hasan Mahmud, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mohammad Ali Arafat, Kamal Ahmed Mazumder and former inspector gene...

September 16, 2024 4:24 PM

Sheikh Hasina calls for justice in first remarks since leaving Bangladesh, demands probe into July killings

Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded that those involved in July "killings and vandalism" be properly investigated and the culprits be identified and punished. In her first statement since leaving Bangladesh after her apparent resignation, Sheikh Hasina also urged people to observe the National Mourning Day on August 15 with due dignity and solemnity and "pray for the salvation of all souls" by offering floral garlands at Bangabandhu Bhaban. Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Shei...

September 16, 2024 4:24 PM

US strongly rejects allegations of its involvement in former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation

The United States Department of State strongly rejected the allegations of the government's involvement in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, terming them 'laughable' and 'absolutely false' claims. "That's laughable. Any implication that the United States was involved in Sheikh Hasina's resignation is absolutely false," Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State, Vedant Patel, said in a press briefing on Tuesday (local time). Patel further said that ...

August 13, 2024 10:35 AM

US says it had no role in ousting of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina

The United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the South Asian nation, the White House said on Monday, calling allegations of U.S. interference "simply false." "We have had no involvement at all. Any reports or rumors that the United States government was involved in these events is simply false," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing when asked about reported claims of U.S. involvement. A...