US EditionBangladesh recordings suggest ex-PM ordered deadly crackdown
BANGLADESH, JUL 9 – Leaked audio reveals Sheikh Hasina ordered security forces to use lethal weapons during protests that killed over 1,400 people, according to United Nations investigators.
- The BBC investigation uncovered new details about a deadly crackdown on protesters in Bangladesh, where police opened fire indiscriminately and killed protesters.
- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina authorised security forces to 'use lethal weapons' against protesters, according to a leaked audio recording.
- The Awami League party denies claims that its leaders, including Hasina, were responsible for directing the use of lethal force against crowds.
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During the Monsoon Revolution in Bangladesh last summer, then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered live ammunition to be fired at protesters. This is evident from an audio recording of a phone call Hasina made, which has now been verified by the BBC. Tens of thousands of people, primarily students, took to the streets a year ago to protest Hasina's harsh policies. In the audio, she can be heard explaining to an unidentified caller that she had o…
‘Ex-PM may have ordered Bangladesh crackdown’
DHAKA — Audio recordings analyzed by the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) suggest that Bangladesh’s fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina ordered a deadly crackdown on protests last year, allegations for which she is on trial.Up to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024, the United Nations said, when Hasina’s government ordered a crackdown on protesters in a failed bid to cling to power.
Bangladesh urges India to extradite Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged India to be guided by “conscience and moral clarity” over its handling of the extradition request for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity. Bangladesh in December last year had sent India a note verbale, requesting the extradition of Hasina. New Delhi had confirmed receipt of the formal diplomatic note b…
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