Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own — otherwise his army would take it by force. The Russian army has been slowly but steadily grinding through eastern Ukraine in costly battles against outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian forces. Washington has meanwhile renewed its push to end the nearly four-year war, putting forward a surprise plan that it hopes to finalise through upcoming talks with Moscow and Kyiv. “If Ukrainian forces leave the territories they hold, then we will stop combat operations,” Putin said during a…
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A court here today convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21-year imprisonment in three cases lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating 30-katha plots in Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgment in absence of the convict as she is yet to be arrested and was tried in absentia. The court began reading the judgment at 11:23 am and concluded at 11:40 am, sentencing Hasina to seven years in each case, totaling 21 years in prison. “The plot was allotted to Sheikh Hasina without any application…
A court here today convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seven-year and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul to five-year imprisonment each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgment in absence of the convicts as they are yet to be arrested and were tried in absentia. Earlier, Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on November 23 fixed today for delivering the judgment, after both the prosecution and defence completed their arguments on that day. On…
A court here today convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seven-year and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy to five-year imprisonment each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgment in absence of the convicts as they are yet to be arrested and were tried in absentia. The court also fined Joy, former information and communication technology adviser to her mother and ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Taka one lakh. Earlier, Dhaka Special Judge…
A process is underway to serve Interpol notice against Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, fugitive death sentence awarded accused in a case of crime against humanity. Officials at the Police Headquarters confirmed the development saying that the process is underway following the verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that sentenced Sheikh Hasina and Kamal to death for ordering a crackdown on the student-led July Uprising.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said Bangladesh expects an answer from India on its latest request seeking the extradition of convicted disposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, though a response is not anticipated within a week of the submission. “I do not expect that they will answer within a week of Dhaka’s request, but we expect we will get an answer,” he said while speaking to reporters at the foreign ministry here this afternoon. The Adviser said Dhaka had formally written to New Delhi through the Bangladesh High Commission following the recent verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1).…
A view-exchange and pre-preparatory meeting between the Election Commission (EC) and representatives of law enforcement agencies has commenced ahead of the 13th National Parliament elections. The session began at 10:45 am today in a conference room at the EC headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin is presiding over the meeting, which is focusing on law and order matters ahead of the announcement of the election schedule. Four election commissioners, the Home Secretary, the EC Secretary and senior officials from various law enforcement agencies are attending the discussions. The Commission said the meeting will review security measures…
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Dhaka’s lower court area ahead of the verdict in three plot-scam cases filed against 47 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul. Police presence has also been strengthened in and around the court premises as the judgments in the cases are scheduled to be delivered today. “BGB personnel have been deployed on the court premises centring the verdict in the case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. In addition to the regular security arrangements, two platoons of Public Order Management (POM)…
A court here today convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21-year imprisonment in three cases lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating 30-katha plots in Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgment in absence of the convict as she is yet to be arrested and was tried in absentia. The court began reading the judgment at 11:23 am and concluded at 11:40 am, sentencing Hasina to seven years in each case, totaling 21 years in prison. “The plot was allotted to Sheikh Hasina without any application…
The government today gave final approval to the draft of the Referendum Ordinance 2025 in line with the July National Charter Implementation Order 2025. The Council of Advisers gave the approval at a special meeting held at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Law Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul briefed the media on the matter at the Foreign Service Academy in the city this afternoon. “In line with the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, the government has formulated the Referendum Ordinance detailing the full procedure of how the referendum…
