Dictator Sheikh Hasina's trial begins in Bangladesh in the ICT
In July–August 2024 , a widespread student-led uprising led to over 1,400 deaths , according to UN estimates. The interim government accuses Hasina’s administration of ordering a brutal crackdown. As a result, Sheikh Hasina and key officials like Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun faced arrest warrants and multiple charges of crimes against humanity , including abetment, conspiracy, facilitation, complicity, and failure to prevent mass murder. Formal indictments were filed on July 10, 2025 , framing five specific charges. Hasina fled Bangladesh via helicopter and has been living in self-imposed exile in India since early August 2024. Bangladesh has issued multiple extradition requests , but India has not responded. On June 1, 2025 , the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) took formal cognizance of the charges and began the trial in absentia , broadcasting proceedings live for the first time. Lawyers representing Hasina were state-appointed, and s...