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The office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday denied UN immunity from prosecution to a UN human rights investigator in Bangladesh who is charged with corruption. UN Special Rapporteur Sigma Huda ...

Bangladeshi authorities arrested former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed following a raid on her home Monday, accusing Hasina of extorting approximately $1.16 million from two businessmen. Hasina is also accused of involvement in the political assassination [JURIST...

A Bangladeshi court jailed UN human rights expert Sigma Huda Thursday, pending a trial over allegations connecting her to a government corruption case . Prosecutors allege Huda assisted her husband, former Bangladeshi communications minister...

Eric Linge, Pitt Law '09, files from Mumbai:While Pakistani Prime Minister Musharraf sacks Chief Justices who disagree with him, and while Bangladesh continues under emergency military rule, India's judiciary remains steadfastly independent. So steadfastly, in fact, the Indian Supreme Court...

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Larry Johnson called for greater acceptance of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism Monday, noting an "urgent need to enhance international cooperation" to both prevent terrorism...

A European Union human rights team expressed the EU's "deep concern" at the state of human rights in Bangladesh under President Iajuddin Ahmed's interim government at the conclusion of a visit to the country Saturday, flagging...

A Bangladeshi court Sunday ordered the continued detention of Abdul Jalil, the secretary general of the Bangladesh political party Awami League , on charges of corruption and misuse of power despite Jalil's lawyers' request that he be released...

The Bangladeshi interim government arrested seven prominent citizens Tuesday in the latest chapter of its anti-corruption campaign . The military-backed regime detained four former government ministers, two mayors, and an ex-president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber...

Harris Chowdhury, political secretary to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia , was sentenced to three years incarceration on Monday on extortion and bribery charges. Chowdhury is the first senior political official of the former Bangladesh government,...

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed arrived in Bangladesh Monday after the government last week lifted a ban against her returning to the country. When asked if she feared arrest on her return, Hasina...