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Bangladesh court sentences ousted PM Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in corruption cases
World | Nov 27, 2025, 12:58 PM ISTThe three cases were lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating plots in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol. Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to seven years in each case, totalling 21 years in prison.
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Chinmoy Krishna Das, facing sedition charges, denied bail by Bangladesh court
World | Jan 02, 2025, 02:04 PM ISTChinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who is a member of the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatan Jagaran Jote group, is facing sedition charges, which were filed in October last year. He is associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
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Bangladesh Court demands answers from govt on handling protests over ISKCON leader's arrest
World | Nov 27, 2024, 02:53 PM ISTAs police attempted to transport the Hindu leader to jail, hundreds of his supporters surrounded the van carrying him, forcing it to stop for over an hour before security officials fired teargas to disperse the crowd.
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Bangladesh court sentences 5 ex-cops to death over attack on PM Hasina's motorcade in 1988
World | Jan 20, 2020, 09:04 PM ISTOn January 24, 1988, police opened fire on a procession which was escorting the motorcade of the then Awami League President Hasina while she was going to address a rally in the port city against the regime of then military dictator HM Ershad.
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Bangladesh court replaces word 'virgin' by 'unmarried' on marriage certificates
World | Aug 27, 2019, 03:45 PM ISTThe court said the Bengali word "kumari" must be removed from marriage registration forms. The word is used to describe unmarried women, but it can also mean "virgin".
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Bangladesh court rejects libel plea against Khaleda Zia
World | Mar 31, 2014, 08:17 PM ISTDhaka: A Bangladeshi court today rejected a libel suit filed against former premier Khaleda Zia on charges of “distorting the history” by claiming that her late husband Ziaur Rahman was the nation's first president. Dhaka's
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Bangladesh court sentences 152 BDR men to death for 2009 mutiny
World | Nov 05, 2013, 05:05 PM ISTDhaka: A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday sentenced 152 people to death for their actions in a 2009 border guard mutiny in which 74 people, including 57 military commanders, were killed.Dhaka's Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge