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US in touch with India, other countries about Bangladesh situation

Shawdesh Desk: The United States has said they are in touch with their Indian partners as well as other countries in the region to discuss recent events in Bangladesh. ‘On

Joy urges all to pay tributes to Sheikh Mujib

Shawdesh Desk: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday urged all to pay their tributes to the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at

No alternative to overhauling BFIU, ACC, relevant institutions: TIB

Shawdesh desk: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has emphasised that there is no alternative to strengthening and comprehensively reforming institutions to effectively combat corruption and money laundering and to ensure accountability

Hasina, nine others sued at ICT

Shawdesh desk: A case was filed with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and eight others for allegedly committing crimes against humanity and

Case filed against Sheikh Hasina, four others over abduction

Shawdesh Desk: A case was filed against Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and four others for allegedly abducting a lawyer from Uttara in Dhaka in 2015. Other accused in

ICT to try ‘mass killing’ during student protests: Asif Nazrul

Shawdesh Desk: Law Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh Professor Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said that the government had initiated a move to hold trials of ‘mass killing’ committed

British high commissioner reiterates support for interim government

Shawdesh desk: The British high commissioner to Bangladesh, Sarah Cooke, reiterated her government’s support for the interim government led by its chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday. ‘The interim

US again denies any role in ouster of Bangladesh’s ex-PM

Shawdesh desk: After the White House, the United States Department of State has also trashed reports that claimed the United States was involved in Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s