Former prime minister is charged with crimes against humanity but fled to India in 2024.
Fugitive and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has officially been charged with crimes against humanity.
Prosecutors in Dhaka accuse the 77-year-old of orchestrating a “systematic attack” on demonstrators during protests last year that ended her 15-year rule.
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has promised to ensure that Hasina and other key figures face justice.
But his caretaker government is facing discord over when it will hold elections.
So will Sheikh Hasina face punishment, and will Bangladeshis forgive Muhammad Yunus if she does not?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Rumeen Farhana – Assistant secretary for international affairs of the Central Executive Committee, and former Bangladesh Nationalist Party MP
Sreeradha Datta – Professor at OP Jindal Global University
Abbas Faiz – Independent South Asia researcher with a focus on Bangladesh