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Bangladesh's Ousted PM Charged With Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

Bangladesh's Ousted PM Charged With Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

Above: Bangladesh's then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed delivers a speech during the 25th International Conference on The Future of Asia on May 30, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Image copyright: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Spin

Hasina has tacitly confessed to bebeing a criminal when she cowardly decided fledto flee — or gotwas smuggled — to India once it was clear that her autocratic rule had come to an end. The former prime minister will have much to explain upon her possible return to Bangladesh — and she will have to pay for her crimes.

Agitators and terrorists have plunged Bangladesh into chaos only to put the blame on Hasina and initiate several politically motivated cases against her and other innocent top officials. This persecution is all too reminiscent of the sacrifices her family — and other martyrs — have had to make for the country.

Metaculus Prediction

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.


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