"The special tribunal will decide whether Hasina is guilty of personally ordering a deadly clampdown on a student-led uprising against her autocratic rule in July and August 2024. 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."
"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 is charged with crimes against humanity for an alleged personally ordered deadly clampdown on a student-led uprising in July and August 2024. Security forces fired on anti-government protesters, killing hundreds while casualty estimates vary widely. UN investigators estimate up to 1,400 deaths, while a national health advisor cites about 800 deaths 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 she faces a possible death penalty if convicted. Two former security officials were also charged.
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