Bangladesh: Murder Case Filed Against Ousted Prime Minister
Bangladesh: Murder Case Filed Against Ousted Prime Minister
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The Facts
1A case was filed against former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and eight others, including former ministers, at the country's International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide.
2This comes as at least 400 people were killed during weeks of anti-government student protests that broke out in July and culminated in her resignation and fleeing to India on Aug. 5, after 15 years in office.
The Spin
There's a 10% chance that Sheikh Hasina will get asylum in the United Kingdom before October 1, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.B
