Chief Justice Sk Sinha

Surendra Kumar Sinha, who lives in the US, has been described as a "fugitive" by Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in its chargesheet.

Bangladesh's first Hindu Chief Justice SK Sinha will face probe for "grave" graft charges and moral lapses, the Law Minister said today, a day after he was accused of money laundering following his departure to Australia.

Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way for his execution within months.

Surendra Kumar Sinha, who lives in the US, has been described as a "fugitive" by Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in its chargesheet.

Bangladesh's first Hindu Chief Justice SK Sinha will face probe for "grave" graft charges and moral lapses, the Law Minister said today, a day after he was accused of money laundering following his departure to Australia.

Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way for his execution within months.