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May 10, 2026
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been formally charged with crimes against humanity for her alleged role in the deadly crackdown on student-led protests during the July 2024 uprising, reported NDTV. Charges were also filed against two senior officials of her government, prosecutors said on Sunday.
Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam, presenting the case before a special tribunal, said Hasina “directly ordered” operations by security forces, ruling party workers, and allied groups that led to mass killings. “These killings were not spontaneous — they were planned and coordinated,” he said, citing video footage and encrypted communications retrieved during the investigation.
The tribunal has listed 81 individuals as witnesses in the case. Prosecutors argued that as the country’s head of government at the time, Hasina bears command responsibility for the actions of state forces during the unrest.
