Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penalty
But UN investigators found evidence that she and her government tried to cling to power using systematic, deadly violence.In audio of one phone call verified by BBC Eye, Hasina was heard authorising the deadly crackdown on demonstrators. Prosecutors used the recording as crucial evidence in convicting her. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power after elections in February this year, with its leader Tarique Rahman now prime minister.
- ▪But UN investigators found evidence that she and her government tried to cling to power using systematic, deadly violence.In audio of one phone call verified by BBC Eye, Hasina was heard authorising the deadly crackdown on demonstrators.
- ▪Prosecutors used the recording as crucial evidence in convicting her.
- ▪The Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power after elections in February this year, with its leader Tarique Rahman now prime minister.
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Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penaltyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Images of Sheikh Hasina have been defaced in the Bangladeshi capital DhakaByAnbarasan EthirajanGlobal Affairs CorrespondentPublished2 hours agoFormer Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country in December, despite facing the death penalty there for crimes against humanity.Hasina, who denies the charges, was tried in absentia after fleeing to India during an anti-government uprising in 2024.On the second anniversary of being ousted, Hasina said in an audio broadcast to a crowded press club in Delhi that she "had to go back", but wouldn't announce her exact plans or dates yet.Her Awami League party has been falling apart and Indian officials have…
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