Bangladesh ICT chief prosecutor slammed for issuing threats to defence lawyer

IANS | November 26, 2025 9:23 PM

Paris, Nov 26 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent public threats issued by Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against the defence lawyer of an accused during a hearing on enforced disappearance cases.

Pakistan remains central source of instability in South Asia: Report

IANS | November 26, 2025 8:51 PM

Washington, Nov 26 (IANS) The November 10 terrorist attack near Delhi's Red Fort carried out by a suicide bomber recruited by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) underscored how Pakistan-backed outfits are upgrading their recruitment and fundraising methods following India's decisive Operation Sindoor in May that destroyed several of their operational centres, a report said on Wednesday.

Verdict against Sheikh Hasina not just miscarriage of justice, but warning for Bangladesh: Report

IANS | November 26, 2025 8:45 PM

Dhaka, Nov 26 (IANS) The death sentence handed to Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina demonstrates a political execution carried out in the name of law, approved by an unelected authority, and announced through a tribunal reshaped for eliminating a former PM who once challenged the very networks now sitting in judgement over her. The judgement against Hasina is not a miscarriage of justice but a warning for Bangladesh, a report detailed on Wednesday.