Sheikh Hasina

The charges span five counts related to atrocities committed during the unrest. Both Hasina and Khan are being tried in absentia.

As the tribunal proceeds, the leaked audio is shaping up to be a pivotal turning point in Bangladesh’s reckoning with the events of 2024.

According to a report by the BBC, the leaked audio of Hasina's conversation with an unidentified senior government official is the most significant evidence yet that she gave direct authorisation to shoot anti-government protesters.

The order, pronounced by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT), found the deposed premier in contempt of the court for certain remarks

While Facebook remains the most popular platform among mass supporters, Telegram has become Hasina’s preferred tool for secure and targeted communication.

After deadly student-led protests forced long-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India last year, authorities face delays over promised reforms, growing protests, and political division, despite appealing for national unity.

Bangladesh is highly-dependent on Chittagong for its imports to the western countries, and any disruption of this port could make the country vulnerable to blockades affecting its trade and commerce.

Appointed as the Chief Adviser of the interim government in August 2024, Yunus' tenure has been marred by escalating tensions with the military, stalled reforms, and mounting domestic and international criticism.

Reports suggest that General Waqar-uz-Zaman may have opposed Yunus's appointment as Chief Adviser and has engaged in discussions about reintegrating the Awami League into politics without trial.

Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria rose to fame after essaying the role of Sheikh Hasina in 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', which was released in 2023.

"The Home Ministry today issued the gazette notification banning all activities of the Awami League, its all front, associate and brotherly organisations,” Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Jahangir Alam told a media briefing here.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain passed the order after considering three separate chargesheets filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

“The commission has formed a seven-member committee to conduct the inquiry,” Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Akhtar Hossain told reporters.

In the application, the ACC said Hasina and others are trying to transfer the money from these accounts. So, an order is needed to prevent them from doing so.

Hasina, 77, has been living in India since August 5 last year, after she fled Bangladesh following a massive student-led protest that toppled her Awami League's 16-year regime.

The South Asian nation has been in charge of a caretaker government led by Nobel Peace laureate Yunus since August, when mass protests forced then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to neighbouring India.

Witnesses said several thousand protesters, some armed with sticks, hammers, and other tools, gathered around the historic house and independence monument, while others brought a crane and excavator to demolish the building.

Yunus has called for an investigation into the properties of British minister and her family, indicating that they may have acquired them through unlawful means during her aunt Sheikh Hasina's tenure as Bangladesh PM.

The development comes a day after Bangladesh’s interim government said it had revoked the passport of the ousted PM and 96 others over their alleged involvement in July killings.

The commission said it recorded 1,676 complaints of enforced disappearances and so far examined 758, of which 27 per cent of the victims never returned.