The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh will announce on Thursday, November 13, the date of its verdict in the case filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity, including murder, during the July uprising last year.
Chowdhury, who served as Education Minister in the Hasina cabinet, said the protests that began over job quota reforms spiralled into violent attacks on police stations, with officers being targeted and killed.
Bangladeshis express mixed reactions on upcoming elections amid concerns over the law and order situation. Although the people have welcomed the initiative of the interim government to hold elections in mid-February; some fear that keeping the Awami League out of the electoral process could
Former PM Sheikh Hasina is facing trial for crimes against humanity for allegedly being part of torturing multiple people and orchestrating disappearances during the Awami League regime. Hasina was forced to flee after the student-led uprising in August 2024 ousted her. Afterwards, Nobel lau
The United Nations human rights team in Bangladesh should immediately seek the release of those arbitrarily detained and encourage the authorities to uphold rights and prosecute all those who use unlawful political violence.
Switzerland Awami League General Secretary Shaymal Khan on Tuesday (local time) said that "the Yunus government is completely illegal" and accused him of promoting religious extremism in Bangladesh
Protesters accused the government of involvement in killings, rapes, enforced disappearances, arson, and registration of false cases. They carried banners demanding the resignation of Muhammad Yunus and calling for the revocation of his Nobel Peace Prize.
"We cannot let him carry the Bangladesh flag. It won't be possible for me to allow him to wear the Bangladesh jersey. Maybe I haven't told the BCB before, but now my clear direction for the BCB would be that Shakib Al Hasan can never again play for Bangladesh," Asif Mahmud added.
Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has faced protests from the Awami League in New York. Bangladesh Awami League leaders and activists threw eggs at his entourage, Akhtar Hossain, member secretary of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP).
Organised in opposition to what participants described as the "repressive Yunus regime," the event was marked by slogans, speeches, and widespread calls for the restoration of democratic rights in Bangladesh.