Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Shekhar Hasina Dhaka: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Banned Awami League Sheikh HasinaShe, who was sentenced to death in her hometown, announced on Friday that she and her party colleagues planned to “voluntarily” return to Dhaka and surrender around December.“They may arrest me upon my return … Read more
Don’t play Sheikh Hasina’s speech: Bangladesh warns its media Dhaka: Tariq Rehman-led BNP government on Tuesday warned of action against Bangladeshi media if they report on Awami League chief Sheikh Hasinastatement. The warning from Zahed Ur Rahman, adviser to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, came as sections of Bangladeshi media reported Hasina’s recent … Read more
In an apparent resurgence of Awami League supporters, with a series of surprising street marches across Bangladesh – despite being banned under anti-terrorism laws – Tariq Rahman’s government will allow party members to contest in the upcoming local government elections “in their individual capacity”.The deliberations reflect the challenges of managing a political force that, despite … Read more
Dhaka: Thousands of people gathered in central Dhaka on Monday to pay their last respects to party patriarch Tofail Ahmed despite a ban on the Sheikh Hasina-led organization, chanting “Joy Bangla”, a slogan closely associated with the Awami League during the 1971 liberation war. Tofail, an eight-time MP, former minister and one of the prominent … Read more
DHAKA/NEW DELHI Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to return home through “legal processes”, responding to her recent remarks that she wanted to return home “soon” despite facing the death penalty. Bangladesh Home Minister: Seeking Hasina’s return through legal procedures “We want to go through the legal … Read more