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Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over protest killings

Bangladesh prosecutors sought the death penalty for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the International Crimes Tribunal, with Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam calling her the mastermind behind crimes against humanity during July-August 2024 protests.</span

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Bangladesh prosecutors sought the death penalty for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the International Crimes Tribunal, with Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam calling her the mastermind behind crimes against humanity during July-August 2024 protests.

The United Nations reported up to 1,400 people were killed during the weekslong violence in July and August 2024, while Bangladesh's health adviser said more than 800 died and about 14,000 were injured in the student-led uprising.</span

India Today

The United Nations reported up to 1,400 people were killed during the weekslong violence in July and August 2024, while Bangladesh's health adviser said more than 800 died and about 14,000 were injured in the student-led uprising.

Former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun pleaded guilty and became a state witness against Hasina, while former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal also faces death penalty demands from prosecutors in the tribunal proceedings.</span

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BBC News

Former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun pleaded guilty and became a state witness against Hasina, while former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal also faces death penalty demands from prosecutors in the tribunal proceedings.

Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5, 2024, and has been in exile since then, rejecting the trial process as a kangaroo court while refusing to appoint lawyers to represent her in the International Crimes Tribunal proceedings.</span

Le Monde.fr

Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5, 2024, and has been in exile since then, rejecting the trial process as a kangaroo court while refusing to appoint lawyers to represent her in the International Crimes Tribunal proceedings.

The International Crimes Tribunal filed formal charges in 10 cases involving 94 individuals, including 18 politicians, 25 military officers and 38 former police personnel, with charges covering killings and enforced disappearances.</span

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The International Crimes Tribunal filed formal charges in 10 cases involving 94 individuals, including 18 politicians, 25 military officers and 38 former police personnel, with charges covering killings and enforced disappearances.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus leads Bangladesh's interim government and banned Hasina's Awami League party activities, with elections scheduled for February 2025 to transition to a democratically elected government.</span

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus leads Bangladesh's interim government and banned Hasina's Awami League party activities, with elections scheduled for February 2025 to transition to a democratically elected government.

Bangladesh Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Ex-PM Hasina

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