Abdullah Al Mamun

In a shocking turn at Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun implicated ex-PM Sheikh Hasina in last year's deadly mass uprising. Mamun, a state witness, apologized to the nation, claiming the killings occurred under Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal's direct orders.

Former police IG Chowdhury Abdullah al-Mamun, an accused in "crimes against humanity" cases alongside ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and ex-home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, will be pardoned by Bangladesh's ICT. Mamun confessed to the crimes and agreed to be a state witness, disclosing the truth. Hasina and Kamal are being tried in absentia for alleged atrocities during last year's protests.

The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has summoned fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-home minister Asaduzzaman Khan to appear on June 24, facing trial for alleged "crimes against humanity." They are accused of orchestrating the murder and torture of activists during the previous year's mass uprising.

A court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in a $2.3 million embezzlement case. Yunus, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering microcredit to aid impoverished people, was sentenced to six months in prison in January on a separate charge of violating labor laws; he has appealed that decision.

An appeals court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced to six months in prison for violating the country's labour laws, and agreed to hear an appeal against his sentencing.Yunus who pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people filed the appeal seeking bail Sunday morning before it was granted. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in 2006.

A father, whose son was killed during police firing on August 5, filed a complaint with Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal against former PM Sheikh Hasina and eight others. The complaint accuses them of crimes against humanity and genocide. The boy, Alif Ahmed Siam, succumbed to his injuries on August 7. The tribunal was established for crimes under international law.

A Bangladesh court has handed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a 21-year prison sentence in three corruption cases concerning land allocations. This verdict follows a separate death sentence for her role in last year's protests. Her son and daughter also received prison terms. Hasina, in exile in New Delhi, denies the charges, calling them politically motivated.

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has formally charged former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others with crimes against humanity, including mass murder, related to a violent crackdown on student protests last year. The tribunal has ordered the accused to appear in court, marking the start of Hasina's trial in absentia. The proceedings were broadcast live, a first for Bangladesh.

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a tribunal for "crimes against humanity" over her government's crackdown on a mass uprising. The tribunal accused her of murder, torture, and ordering the use of lethal weapons. Hasina, who fled to India, called the tribunal "rigged" and "politically motivated."

Bangladeshi security forces are recovering thousands of guns seized during protests that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. Over 3,700 weapons have been retrieved so far, but more than 2,000 remain unaccounted for. Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is now leading an interim government after Hasina fled to India.