Some of the fear and repression that marked Sheikh Hasina's Awami League Party's 15-year rule, and abuses such as widespread enforced disappearances, appear to have ended.
Foreign Affairs Advisor to Bangladesh's Interim Government, Md Towhid Hossain, on Thursday, indicated that the country's interim government is actively pursuing the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, a year after her ousting from the country.
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), a Bangladesh court designated for the trial of international crimes, on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison in a contempt of court case.
Speaking to ANI, Manzill Murshid, President of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), stated that the current interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, lacks constitutional legitimacy as it wasn't formed under the caretaker government provision. This has raised concerns about the tim
In a video footage that went viral on social media, a group of people were seen pelting the former CEC with shoes while he was in police custody. Some people hit him on his cheek with their shoes. The mob also shouted various slogans. He was wearing a lungi and a T-shirt when police arres
Bangladesh has banned Awami League, the oldest and one of the largest political party of the country, to protect the national security and sovereignty, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, said late on Tuesday.
"Bangladesh is under attack, and it needs to be addressed by the international community. A political uprising is fine, but that is not what has been going on in Bangladesh. This is a terrorist uprising... Many of our leaders are sheltered here in India, and we are very thankful to the India
A court in Dhaka has ordered the seizure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi residence, Sudasadhan, and some other properties owned by her family members, who are in exile in India. At the same time, the court ordered the seizure of 124 bank accounts belonging to her family, a
Samanta Shermeen, Spokesperson of Jatio Nagorik Committee, a platform of the group, said, "After the July 2024 uprising, the new hopes and aspirations that have been born in Bangladesh; In view of that hopes and aspirations, the students have taken the initiative to form a new political part
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure that security forces act impartially and uphold the rule of law in addressing political violence.
The United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva has launched the "OHCHR Fact-Finding Report: Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh".