Bangladesh Begins Hasina's Trial for Crimes Against Humanity
Bangladesh has launched the trial of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over her role in a 2024 crackdown that left over 1,400 dead.
Tried in absentia, Hasina faces charges of incitement and murder orders. Her former police chief has pleaded guilty and seeks to become a state witness.
Responding to the panel's decision, Hasina's Awami League party condemned the trial process and said the tribunal was a “kangaroo” court.
The tribunal opened the trial on June 5. Authorities published newspaper advertisements asking Hasina, who has been in exile in India, and Khan to appear before the tribunal. Hasina has been in exile since Aug. 5.
Bangladesh's interim government, headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, sent a formal request to India for Hasina's extradition, but India has not responded. Khan is possibly also in India.

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