Security beefed up at ICT-1 chief’s home in Feni over verdict in Hasina case

November 17, 2025

NEWS DESK Security measures have been tightened at the house of Justice Golam Mortuza Majumder, chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), in Fulgazi upazila of Feni district centring Sheikh Hasina’s verdict on Monday. A three-member tribunal headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumder pronounced the verdict this afternoon in a case against former Prime Minister Continue Reading

Hasina’s political comeback in Bangladesh appears slim: ICG

November 17, 2025

NEWS DESK The International Crisis Group on Monday said the prospect of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ‘mounting a political comeback in Bangladesh now appears very slim’. “The political repercussions of this verdict are significant,” said Crisis Group’s expert on Bangladesh, Senior Consultant Thomas Kean. But as long as she refuses to give up control […]Continue Reading

Hasina, Asaduzzaman sentenced to death; Mamun gets 5 years jail

November 17, 2025

NEWS DESK The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during last year’s July-August mass uprising. The three-member tribunal, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder began delivering the verdict around Continue Reading

Hasina gets death penalty, jail unto death for crimes against humanity

November 17, 2025

NEWS DESK The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Monday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in a case concerning crimes against humanity committed during last year’s July-August uprising, which claimed more than 1,000 lives. She was also sentenced to imprisonment unto death on a separate charge. The verdict was delivered by […]Continue Reading

Army, police foil youths’ bid to storm Dhanmondi-32 with bulldozers

November 17, 2025

NEWS DESK Police and members of the Bangladesh Army on Monday dispersed a group of youths who attempted to storm Dhanmondi-32 residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with two bulldozers ahead of the verdict in a case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for committing crimes against humanity during the July uprising. The group of youths, […]Continue Reading

It’s an election to save country, work with honesty,’ Prof Yunus asks DCs

November 17, 2025

NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday instructed the Deputy Commissioners& (DCs) to carry out their responsibilities with full honesty, impartiality and integrity in the upcoming election and referendum, stressing that the election must be both festive and peaceful. “This election (scheduled for February next year) is not a traditional one; it is […]Continue Reading

BNP won’t compromise on independence, sovereignty: Fakhrul

November 13, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party will never compromise on the question of the country’s independence and sovereignty. “We will certainly strive to build economic growth by placing our national interest above all. We will try to bring smiles to the faces of all people — farmers, workers, […]Continue Reading

Chief Adviser breached signed July Charter, says Salahuddin

November 13, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the Chief Adviser has violated the July National Charter through his outlines on the implementation of the charter in his speech to the nation. “The Chief Adviser himself signed the July Charter. In his speech, he violated the charter by including matters beyond the […]Continue Reading

Referendum, national election together in Feb: Prof Yunus

November 13, 2025

NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday (November 13) said that the national election and the referendum will be held simultaneously in the first half of February next year. “The referendum will take place in the first half of February simultaneously with the general election. This will not in any way hinder the […]Continue Reading

Fakhrul sees Feb polls as a chance for truly representative parliament

November 13, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the national election scheduled for February 2026 can lead to the formation of a truly representative parliament that will discuss and resolve people’s unsettled issues and set a clear roadmap for the nation’s future. “I want to emphasise that there will be disagreements […]Continue Reading