Yunus fears attempts to thwart planned Bangladesh polls

Yunus fears attempts to thwart planned Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said he feared forces “from home and abroad” to thwart planned general elections over debarring deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League from contesting. “Many forces from inside and outside the country will work to spoil the election. Many powerful forces, not minor ones, will attempt to…

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Bangladesh tribunal commences trial of deposed PM Hasina over crimes against humanity

Bangladesh tribunal commences trial of deposed PM Hasina over crimes against humanity

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday commenced the trial of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia over crimes against humanity related to the violent suppression of the 2024 student-led protests. The interim government-appointed Chief Prosecutor, Tajul Islam, in his opening statement, described Hasina as the “nucleus of all crimes” and called for the…

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