Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Indicted Over Protester Deaths

Bangladesh’s special court indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and ex-police chief Chowdhury Mamun for alleged crimes against humanity tied to a deadly 2024 crackdown on protesters, citing at least 1,500 deaths and over 25,000 injuries; arrest warrants were issued in June after charges were accepted. Hasina, currently in self-exile in India and previously sentenced in absentia in a separate contempt case, is set to go on trial on August 3, while only Mamun has pleaded guilty, according to local media.