
‘Planned systematic attack’: Bangladesh opens trial of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over 2024 crackdown on protesters
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh on Sunday opened the high-profile trial of fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is accused of orchestrating a “systematic attack” to suppress mass protests against her government in mid-2024 that left up to 1,400 people dead, according to United Nations estimates.At the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka, chief prosecutor Mohammad…