Searchable history of power, conduct, relationships, and controversy

People behind power, and the history around them

KaloKhata brings together public-interest profiles of influential and controversial figures: their roles, actions, allegations, cases, assets, institutions, places, relationships, and historical impact.

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Obaidul Quader

General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League · Noakhali · 1970-2024

A nationally visible party organizer discussed through Awami League leadership, ministerial office, and electoral politics.

PoliticsPublic contractsPatronage

Claims: 1
Incidents: 1
Cases: 4
Sources: 14
Relationships: 0

Bangladesh Awami League

Last verified: 8 Aug 2026

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Sheikh Hasina

Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh · Bangladesh · 1981-present

A central figure in discussions of state power, elections, human-rights records, and post-2024 accountability as a long-serving prime minister and Awami League president.

PoliticsGovernmentElectionsPatronageHuman rights

Claims: 7
Incidents: 11
Cases: 1
Sources: 36
Relationships: 1

Bangladesh Awami League

Last verified: 7 Aug 2026

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Anisul Huq

Former Law Minister · Bangladesh · 2014-2024

A former law minister associated in public criticism and reporting with controversial legal and judicial changes during the Awami League government.

PoliticsHuman rightsPatronage

Claims: 0
Incidents: 0
Cases: 0
Sources: 0
Relationships: 0

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Last verified: 7 Aug 2026

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GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN

2013 Shapla Chattar rally, crackdown, and accountability proceedings

A record of the May 5-6, 2013 rally and operation around Motijheel's Shapla Chattar, competing casualty accounts, and later ICT proceedings.

POLITICAL VIOLENCE

2009 BDR mutiny and Pilkhana killings

The February 25-26, 2009 armed mutiny at the former Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, the deaths of 74 people, subsequent criminal trials, human-rights reporting, and reinvestigation proceedings.

PUBLIC PROTEST

2018 Road Safety Movement

Student-led protests from July 29 into August 2018 demanding safer roads, accountable transport systems, and justice after fatal road crashes.

Case status update

Crimes-against-humanity proceeding concerning the Shapla Chattar crackdown

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