Bangladesh party files case against ex-premier Hasina
A Bangladeshi political party has filed a case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing her of being responsible for 848 deaths during last year’s anti-government protests.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, filed the case with the International Crimes Tribunal.
Hasina fled to India on Aug. 5 as mass protests escalated.
The tribunal has issued two arrest warrants against her.
It is also seeking an Interpol red notice, which is a request to law enforcement around the world to locate and temporarily detain a person wanted by a judicial authority or international tribunal.
Several former ministers and senior police officials from Hasina’s government also face charges.
The BNP has submitted evidence, including videos and case reports, demanding justice.
Zia, a longtime political rival of Hasina, was jailed during Hasina’s rule.
The U.N. estimates that up to 1,400 people were killed and 22,000 injured in the protests last summer, raising concerns over serious human rights violations.
Hasina’s government collapsed, and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge as head of a transitional government on Aug. 8.
Meanwhile, a national commission has been formed to address political reforms.
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