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Bangladesh 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…

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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