Keywords: Sheikh Hasina


Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns amid political transition

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned, according to local media reports, marking a new development in the country's ongoing political transition following months of instability. Shahabuddin, who had served as head of state since April 2023, led the country through a turbulent period......

Bangladesh says former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be jailed if she returns

Bangladesh’s interim authorities have said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be taken into custody if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, underscoring the continuing political and legal fallout from the country’s dramatic change of government in 2024. The announcement......

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina plans December return despite death sentence

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced plans to return to Bangladesh from exile in India around December, despite facing a death sentence and the continued ban on her Awami League party. In an interview with Reuters, the ousted leader said she intends to return voluntarily alongside......

Yunus calls on Bangladeshis to vote in first elections since 2024 uprising

Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged citizens to participate in Thursday’s general elections, describing the vote as a decisive moment in the country’s political transition following the 2024 uprising that led to the removal of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In......

Bangladesh: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced to additional prison term

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to an additional 10 years in prison after finding her guilty in two corruption cases linked to irregularities in a large-scale government housing development in Dhaka. The ruling concerns alleged abuses of authority related to the......

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister sentenced to 21 years for corruption

A court in Dhaka has sentenced former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in prison on three separate corruption charges, adding to her growing list of legal troubles following her dramatic fall from power in 2024. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun, who presided over the case, declared that the......

Bangladesh: Hasina sentenced to death over 2024 protest crackdown

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on Monday after a special tribunal found her guilty of crimes against humanity linked to the violent suppression of anti-government demonstrations in 2024. According to court officials, the verdict follows months of hearings in which......

Bangladesh: Prosecutor demands death penalty for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina

The prosecution on Thursday demanded the death penalty for former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 78, who is being tried in absentia by a court in Dhaka. She is accused of ordering the repression of riots that led to her ousting in 2024. “We demand the maximum penalty. For a single murder,......

Trial of ex-Bangladesh PM begins as shooting victim testifies

The trial of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina began on Sunday with a powerful testimony from one of the victims of last year’s deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. Khokon Chandra Barman, a 23-year-old man who was shot in the face during the demonstrations, took the stand......