Sheikh Hasina
AL govt’s secret surveillance state
From snooping devices carried in backpacks to locate people through their phones to a massive infrastructure that can intercept even end-to-end encryption from a central command centre, the Awami League government had been on an increasingly aggressive trajectory towards building a powerful surveillance state.
10 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Purbachal plots: Charges framed against Hasina, Joy, Putul
Charges were framed against 28 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, yesterday in six cases filed over alleged irregularities in plot allocation under the Purbachal New Town project.
31 July 2025, 18:09 PM
Battle for the last word on the July uprising
Bangladeshis under Hasina’s regime suffered on two levels: physical and epistemic/cognitive/perceptual.
25 July 2025, 10:00 AM
The night Sheikh Hasina’s fear shield crumbled
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
14 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Contempt of court: Hasina jailed for 6 months
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to six months’ simple imprisonment for contempt of court over remarks she made during a phone conversation with a local leader, which the tribunal deemed obstruction to justice.
2 July 2025, 18:08 PM
What are the five charges against Hasina at ICT?
Former home minister Kamal and ex-IGP Mamun have also been accused
1 June 2025, 12:52 PM
ICT documents detail Hasina’s last stand before leaving Bangladesh
As per charges filed by Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam at the Int’l Crimes Tribunal
27 May 2025, 15:16 PM
How to describe the Awami League accurately?
The party has been fundamentally reshaped—ideologically and structurally—into a vehicle for autocratic rule.
26 May 2025, 02:00 AM
NIDs of Hasina, 9 of her family members ‘locked’
The National Identity (NID) Registration Wing under the Election Commission has “locked” the NID cards of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine of her family members, effectively rendering the cards unusable for any official purpose.
21 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Reforms vs elections? A false choice for an aspiring democracy
One cannot claim to be anti-Hasina while displaying the same defining characteristics as our former prime minister.
21 April 2025, 09:47 AM
India knew of anti-Hasina wave but could not interfere
India was aware of an anti-Hasina wave building up in Bangladesh ahead of the overthrow of her government on August 5, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Consultative Committee on External Affairs.
23 March 2025, 20:35 PM
Many were afraid to work with me: Nusraat Faria
Nusraat Faria had a bittersweet experience while acting in “Mujib: The Making of a Nation”. Initially, her casting as Sheikh Hasina was met with praise, but following the fall of the Awami League government, she faced major backlash on social media.
23 March 2025, 05:39 AM
Hasina, family: Court orders freeze on 31 accounts
A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 31 bank accounts of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and their affiliated organisations in connection to corruption allegations against them.
18 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Shapla Chattar incident: ICT issues arrest warrants for Hasina, 4 others
The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday issued arrest warrants for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and four others over the “mass killings” during a Hefajat-e Islam protest at Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013.
12 March 2025, 18:00 PM
ACC asked to freeze 124 bank accounts related to Hasina, family
They deposited Tk 577.85 crore in these bank accounts
11 March 2025, 08:24 AM
Assets of Hasina, family members found in five countries: Shafiqul
'A joint probe team has found assets related to her family in the UK, USA, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Cayman Islands,' says the press secretary to the chief adviser
10 March 2025, 13:55 PM
Hasina regime was uglier than fascism
The gist of the matter is that while all fascist regimes are authoritarian, not all authoritarian regimes are fascist.
9 March 2025, 02:11 AM
Step up efforts to curb misinformation
February saw at least 268 instances of fake news circulation online
2 March 2025, 15:37 PM
Explain how Hasina, others managed to flee
The BNP has decided to demand an explanation from the interim government regarding how Sheikh Hasina and her associates managed to flee Bangladesh after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Hasina told Nitor docs not to treat protesters
Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina told Nitor doctors neither to treat those injured in the July uprising nor to release those who were hospitalised, said Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam at the International Crimes Tribunal.
23 February 2025, 18:00 PM