A Dhaka court has deferred the indictment hearing against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others in the murder case of truck driver Md Hossain, killed during the July Uprising, setting 13 August as the new date. Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-4 passed the order today (26 July).

DHAKA, July 26, 2026 (BSS) - The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today filed formal charges in a crimes against humanity case against 11 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of Teknaf ward Councillor Ekramul Haque.

After Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina gave an interview to Indian news outlet NDTV in June, social media posts falsely claimed a video showed the exiled leader telling journalists she would return to Bangladesh soon -- despite facing a death sentence .

Dhaka, July 25 -- Police recovered the hanging body of a 20-year-old man from Sudha Sadan, the former residence of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Dhanmondi area of the capital on Saturday.

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, will resign on Friday halfway through his term, his spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, days after Hasina said she was returning home from exile to surrender following a court conviction.

While the state jailed thousands and the streets refused to fall silent, Hasina gathered the country’s richest men and declared herself untouchable. She was wrong — as she was about everything else th