Prosecutors in Bangladesh are seeking the death penalty for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the deaths of 1,400 people during a student protest.

Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for Kamal, who is also in hiding. Chowdhury pleaded guilty in July but has not been handed a sentence. Hasina has already been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court, and separately faces corruption charges.

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A prosecutor in Bangladesh is seeking the death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her to leave the country.

iDE, a global nonprofit organisation in 12 countries since 1984, drives poverty reduction through market-driven solutions in Bangladesh, scaling agriculture, WASH, climate resilience, clean energy, and women's empowerment.

Bangladesh’s most powerful political parties signed the charter on Friday aimed at ensuring democratic reform after next year’s elections, but celebrations by the government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus were muted after one party refused to sign and by the clashes on the capital’s streets.

Major political parties in Bangladesh have signed a roadmap for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters seeking more provisions for the activists who ousted the previous government.

Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse, a fire official said on Wednesday.

Chamari Athapaththu's Sri Lanka, who are winless in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025, will be aiming to grab their first victory of the tournament against Bangladesh on, Monday

Major political parties in Bangladesh signed a roadmap Friday for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters who wanted the document to include more provisions for the activists who helped oust the previous government.

Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem, once lauded as a rising South Asian success story, now faces sobering realities—plummeting funding, vanishing local investment, and deep-rooted structural flaws. As political turmoil and economic headwinds mount,