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Bangladesh arrests prominent economist Abul Barkat
"We have arrested Abul Barkat as an accused in an ACC (Anti-Corruption Commission) case", Nasirul Islam, Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB), told ANI over the phone. "We will ...
No More 'Sir' For Women Officials In Bangladesh
Bangladesh's caretaker government has overturned a long-standing protocol requiring women officials to be addressed as "sir", calling it an "odd" relic of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina's regime.
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Ousted Bangladeshi leader Hasina indicted for crimes against humanity
A special court in Bangladesh has begun the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and two of her aides for their alleged roles in the violent suppression of a mass uprising, that led to the ...
Daily Times on MSN5h
Former Bangladesh police chief admits to crimes against humanity amid crackdown trial
DHAKA - Former Inspector General of Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Mamun, has confessed to committing crimes against humanity ...
The Business Standard7h
Anisul, Salman, Nazrul sent to jail after completion of remand
The investigating officers submitted petitions to keep the accused detained, which the court approved, according to court sources ...
United News of Bangladesh on MSN8h
'Shoot Me, I Bare My Chest': film, exhibition sheds new light on Abu Sayed's killing at Drik
The global premiere of the film and exhibition titled 'Shoot Me, I Bare My Chest - A Counter-Forensic Investigation into the Killing of Abu Sayed' was held on Friday evening at DrikPath Bhobon in the ...
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Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted Prime Minister over deaths of protesters
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which ...
Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister indicted
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes ...
The Print on MSN12h
No ‘sir’ title for women officials anymore—Bangladesh scraps Hasina-era rule, to review ‘odd’ protocols
A committee has been tasked with giving recommendations within a month, proposing appropriate amendments to honorific titles ...
Al Jazeera on MSN12h
Rap, memes, graffiti: Bangladesh’s new political tools, a year after Hasina
The country says it’s free, then where’s your roar?” It was the day that Abu Sayed, a protester, was killed, becoming the face of the campaign to depose Hasina after 15 years in power. Sayed’s death ...
'Clearly odd': Bangladesh interim government scraps Sheikh Hasina-era 'sir' rule for women officials; panel formed to set new titles
Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday officially revoked a long-standing directive from the Sheikh Hasina administration that required public officials to address her and other senior women ...
'Clearly Abnormal': Muhammad Yunus Govt Revokes Sheikh Hasina's Gendered 'Sir' Title For Women Officials In Bangladesh; Here's Why
Dhaka: In a reversal of Sheikh Hasina-era protocol, Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has officially annulled a contentious directive that required female government officials to ...