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Sheikh Hasina and 285 Others Face February Hearing in Sedition Case
The sedition case involves 286 accused, including Sheikh Hasina, charged with plotting to overthrow the interim government during a 2024 virtual meeting of the Joy Bangla Brigade.
- On January 21, 2026, a Dhaka court set February 9, 2026 for a charge-framing hearing in the sedition case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 286 accused.
- The case stems from a December 19, 2024 Zoom meeting of Joy Bangla Brigade where participants allegedly vowed to wage civil war, CID says the meeting hosted by U.S. Awami League leader Dr. Rabbi Alam aimed to resist the lawful government.
- Evidence submitted by prosecutors includes that CID records show 577 participants pledged to follow Hasina's directives after the probe, and a charge sheet was filed on March 27, 2025, against 286 individuals.
- Judge Md Abdus Salam accepted the CID charge sheet and issued arrest warrants, while many defendants, including Hasina, remain at large and face trial in absentia with defence allowed separate pleas.
- Hasina fled to India on August 5, 2024 and has remained in exile, while a special tribunal sentenced her in absentia to death for `crimes against humanity`, and Muhammad Yunus assumed interim government leadership three days later.
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Bangladesh court sets Feb 9 for hearing in sedition case against Sheikh Hasina
A Bangladesh court has scheduled February 9 for the next sedition charge framing hearing against Sheikh Hasina and 285 others. The case involves allegations of plotting to overthrow the interim government through a virtual 'Joy Bangla Brigade' meeting, raising political tensions.
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