"Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is charged with crimes against humanity. The special tribunal will decide whether Hasina is guilty of personally ordering a deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising in July and August 2024 against her autocratic rule. Hundreds of people were killed when security forces fired on anti-government protesters, though the exact figure is unclear. According to UN investigators, up to 1,400 people may have been killed in violent repression of mass protests."
"The country's health advisor has a lower figure of 800, with about 14,000 injured. Prosecutors filed five charges, including failure to prevent murder, amounting to crimes against humanity under Bangladeshi law. Hasina is being tried in absentia after she fled to India in August 2024 and refused to return to Bangladesh for the trial. Hasina, who was prime minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024, faces a possible death penalty if convicted."
Sheikh Hasina faces charges of crimes against humanity for an alleged role in ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising in July and August 2024. Security forces fired on anti-government protesters, and casualty estimates vary widely: UN investigators cite up to 1,400 killed, while the country’s health advisor reports about 800 dead and roughly 14,000 injured. Prosecutors filed five charges, including failure to prevent murder, under Bangladeshi law. Hasina is being tried in absentia after fleeing to India in August 2024 and faces a possible death penalty if convicted. Two former senior officials are also charged.
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