Siddiq and her family live in a £2.1-million home owned by Abdul Karim Nazim, an official of the London arm of the Awami League. She also rents out a property bought by Abdul Motalif, a property developer with links to her aunt’s regime. It was worth £195,000 in 2001 and given to her in 2004, according to media reports.

The main demand of the protesting students is for the creation of an independent university that is separate from Dhaka University.

Experts believe that there is a role of Islamic extremists and Pakistan’s ISI in the anti-Hasina movement. They also warn that targeting Bangladesh’s army chief is dangerous. Yunus and his Islamic allies are pushing for this.

This is the second meeting between Soros and Yunus in three months after the duo met in New York last year in October - weeks after the Nobel laureate took charge following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime.

A voice note of ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina describing how she and her sister escaped death when she fled the country last August has been shared online by her Awami League party.

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has disclosed surviving multiple assassination attempts following her ousting amid a student-led revol

The special prosecutor adviser to International Crimes Tribunal Barrister Toby Cadman on Monday hoped that India would stand by the truth and give a positive reply in response to the note verbale sent by Bangladesh for repatriating ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina,

In the interest of justice, Hasina will be provided with all opportunities to defend herself according to the existing laws, he says

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul today said that if India refuses to return Sheikh Hasina, it would constitute a violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India

The bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh strained in the recent past, following the massive violence against Hindus in the neighbouring country after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government in August,

Mohammad Tajul Islam, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, has accused former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of threatening and intimidating witnesses from India. He made these allegations during a press briefing on Wednesday.

Alex Soros, chair of Open Society Foundations, met Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka, days after the US halted aid to the country. Their discussion covered economic reforms, media freedom,