Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Ordered to Return to Face Trial Vantage with Palki Sharma
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Ordered to Return to Face Trial | Vantage with Palki Sharma |N18G
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Ordered to Return to Face Trial | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
Trouble is mounting for former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as the country's war crimes court has formally ordered her to return and stand trial. 'The court directed the prosecution team to issue a notice as soon as possible, summoning her to appear before the court,' said Muhammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, on Monday. Hasina faces grave charges amounting to crimes against humanity. Her government was overthrown last August amid widespread mass protests, forcing her to flee Dhaka and seek refuge in India.
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