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Bangladesh tribunal commences trial of deposed PM Hasina over crimes against humanity
BANGLADESH, AUG 3 – Sheikh Hasina faces charges of ordering killings and torture during the 2024 student protests that toppled her government, with up to 1,400 deaths reported by the United Nations.
- Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has begun trial proceedings against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity connected to the 2024 student-led protests.
- The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus is seeking Hasina's extradition from India, which has not yet responded to the request.
- Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam labeled Hasina the 'nucleus of all crimes' and is seeking the severest punishment under law.
- The charges include killings and torture during the protests led by Students Against Discrimination, which resulted in over 1,400 deaths.
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BD protest victim gives evidence at ex-PM trial
The first witness in the trial of Bangladesh's fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina gave evidence on Sunday, a man shot in the face during protests that toppled her last year. Hasina, 77, who has defied court orders to return from India to attend her trial on charges amounting to crimes against humanity, is accused of ordering a deadly crackdown in a failed bid to crush the student-led uprising. Up to 1,400 people were killed between July an…
Trial Of Sheikh Hasina Begins In Bangladesh Over Crimes Against Humanity
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday commenced the trial of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia over crimes against humanity related to the violent suppression of the 2024 student-led protests.
Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal begins trial of ousted PM Hasina for crimes against humanity
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday commenced the trial of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia over crimes against humanity related to the violent suppression of the 2024 studentled protests.
Bangladesh tribunal commences trial of deposed PM Hasina over crimes against humanity
The prosecution also named Ms. Hasina's two top aides — former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullaah Al Mamun — as the co-accused in the case
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