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The Print
10-07-2025
- Politics
- The Print
‘Kangaroo court abusing judiciary': Awami League on Hasina's indictment by Bangladesh tribunal
The tribunal has accused Hasina of ordering mass killings, torture, and enforced disappearances during the seven-week uprising. The charges stem from the then Hasina-led Awami League government's response to widespread anti-government demonstrations in July and August 2024, which ultimately led to Hasina's ouster on 5 August. New Delhi: In a first, Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has formally indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity. According to a United Nations report, as many as 1,400 protesters, 12-13 percent of them children, were killed during the crackdown on protesters in Bangladesh between 1 July and 5 August 2024. Hasina has been in exile in India since. In December 2024, the Muhammad Yunus-led interim administration in Bangladesh sent a diplomatic note to India, requesting her extradition. India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed the note but has not responded so far. Last month, the ICT formally charged Hasina with crimes against humanity in another case, accusing her of 'ordering the extermination of protesters,' among other charges. On 1 June, the charges became public during a live tribunal session. ICT even ordered Bangladeshi authorities to present her before a court on 16 June. The tribunal has also indicted Bangladesh's former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for their roles in the violent crackdown on protesters last year. Of the three accused, only Mamun is currently in custody. Bangladeshi media reports indicate Mamun has confessed and requested to turn state witness. The trial is set to begin in absentia on 3 August. The interim administration's press secretary Shafiqul Alam issued a statement Wednesday, asking India to 'act with conscience and moral clarity' regarding the extradition. The statement followed a BBC Bangla report revealing a leaked phone conversation in which Hasina allegedly ordered security forces to 'shoot' student protesters during the uprising. Awami League in a statement on X condemned the indictment calling it 'state sponsored persecution'. 'We condemn in strongest terms the indictment against our party president and other leaders as we assert that this step marks another testament to the ongoing witch hunt against our party and weaponisation of the judiciary by the Yunus regime … By resorting to this kangaroo court, Yunus regime has denied July August victims of justice and legitimized abuse of judiciary to decimate opposition let alone stoke ongoing pogrom including extrajudicial killings of citizens for their affiliation with Awami League—all repressive steps that violates universal human rights. While we reiterate our commitment for a fair trial for July august victims, we repeatedly express no confidence on the current trial process,' the statement read. We Strongly Condemn the Weaponization of Judiciary and State-Sponsored Persecution Under the Yunus Regime — We condemn in strongest term the indictment against our party president and other leaders as we assert that this step marks another testament to the ongoing witch hunt… — Bangladesh Awami League (@albd1971) July 10, 2025 The ICT is a reconstituted domestic war crimes tribunal established by the Hasina government in 2010, primarily to prosecute individuals accused of collaborating with Pakistan during the 1971 war. It is currently dealing with 27 cases lodged in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 student-led uprising, with Hasina and 205 others named as the accused, and 73 arrested so far. As many as 132 accused remain at large. One died in custody. So far, only three of these cases, including the contempt of court case against Hasina, have moved to the trial stage, whereas the other 24 are in the preliminary investigation stage. Named in four cases, Hasina now faces jail in the case of contempt of court. She also faces formal charges in another case that accuses her of inciting violence through provocative speeches; ordering the extermination of protesters using helicopters, drones, and lethal weapons; responsibility for the brutal murder of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed; and responsibility for the deaths of six protesters at Chankharpul. (Edited by Amrtansh Arora) Also Read: Protests rock Bangladesh after video of Hindu woman's rape goes viral, local BNP politician held
Scroll.in
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Rush Hour: SC asks EC to consider Aadhaar for voter roll revision, Sheikh Hasina indicted and more
We're building a brand-new studio to bring you bold ground reports, sharp interviews, hard-hitting podcasts, explainers and more. The Election Commission should consider Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards and ration cards as proof for the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Supreme Court has said. It noted that the list of 11 documents that the poll panel had said could be submitted as proof of citizenship was not exhaustive. The court was hearing petitions against the Election Commission's decision to carry out a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections, which are expected to take place in October or November. The matter has been posted for further hearing on July 28. The revision was announced by the Election Commission on June 24. As part of the exercise, persons whose names were not on the 2003 voter list will need to submit proof of eligibility to vote. This means that 2.9 crore out of the state's 7.8 crore voters – or about 37% of the electors – will have to submit documentary evidence to be included on the electoral rolls. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal framed charges against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in a case relating to alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 protests. Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, the home minister at the time of the protests, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were the other two charged. The tribunal will hear the prosecution's arguments on August 3 and August 4. Hasina had resigned as the prime minister and fled to India on August 5, 2024, after several weeks of widespread student-led protests against her government. She had been in power for 16 years. On June 1, the tribunal had taken cognisance of the charges against her. She has been charged with having instigated mass killings during the protests. Read on The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against 29 persons, including actors Prakash Raj and Vijay Deverakonda, for allegedly promoting illegal online betting applications. An Enforcement Case Information Report was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, following five cases filed by the Telangana Police and Andhra Pradesh Police. The persons accused in the matter are suspected to have received endorsement fees for allegedly promoting the betting applications. Online betting and gambling are illegal in India. Read on At least 85 persons have died in rain-related incidents since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 20. Thirty-four persons were missing and 129 have been injured. In neighbouring Uttarakhand, 22 persons have died and 11 injured in rain-related incidents. Over 140 house have been damaged and several families displaced due to the weather. More than 130 roads, including highways, remain blocked. In Delhi, the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert as heavy rainfall continued to lash parts of the National Capital Region, causing severe waterlogging and traffic disruptions.
Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Sheikh Hasina formally indicted in crimes against humanity cases in Bangladesh: Reports
Bangladesh's deposed premier Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday formally indicted in crimes against humanity case, news agency PTI reported, citing local media reports. FILE -Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Nov. 9, 2021, to meet French President Emmanuel Macron for bilateral talks on the sideline of the Paris Peace Forum summit. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)(AP) The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) indicted Sheikh Hasina by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. A three-member panel, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, indicted Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on five charges, the report said. Former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has reportedly pleaded guilty and petitioned to turn state's witness in the case, as per bdnews24 news portal. Mamun is the only one of the three to be detained in jail as Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan are being tried in absentia. Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5 after her Awami League government was toppled last year. Bangladeshi prosecutors at the International Crimes Tribunal formally charged Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity in June this year during the mass uprising in the country last year. Mohammad Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor at Bangladesh's domestic International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), had alleged that Hasina orchestrated a "systemic attack" on protests against her government as the trial against her opened on Sunday. "Upon scrutinising the evidence, we reached the conclusion that it was a coordinated, widespread and systematic attack," Islam had told the court in his opening speech, according to AFP news agency. "The accused unleashed all law enforcement agencies and her armed party members to crush the uprising". On August 5 last year, Sheikh Hasina's 16-year rule with the Awami League was overthrown in a violent mass uprising. A fact-finding committee of the United Nations Human Rights High Commission estimates that around 1,400 people were killed in the protests. Since then, the 77-year-old Hasina has been residing in India. She faces multiple cases in Bangladeshi courts, where she is accused of numerous charges like mass murders and crimes against humanity, and enforced disappearances.
Al Jazeera
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ex-PM Hasina over protester deaths
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two senior officials over alleged crimes against humanity linked to a deadly crackdown on protesters during last year's July uprising. The tribunal, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder and comprising justices Shafiul Alam Masud and Mohitul Enam Chowdhury, formally charged Hasina on Thursday. Proceedings will begin on August 3 with opening statements, followed by the first witness testimony. Hasina, who fled to India following a student-led uprising last August, had been facing several charges. Earlier this month, in a separate ruling, she was sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court by the ICT. That had marked the first time she had received a formal sentence in any of the cases. Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam said that the sentence delivered in absentia will take effect if Hasina is arrested or voluntarily returns to Bangladesh. The two other accused on Thursday are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah al-Mamun. While al-Mamun appeared before the court and remains in custody, both Hasina and Kamal have fled abroad. The charges stem from Hasina's now ousted government's violent response to mass demonstrations, which critics say resulted in widespread human rights abuses and hundreds of deaths. Hasina, who now lives in self-imposed exile in India after being deposed following a 15-year rule, has dismissed the tribunal as politically motivated.
News18
10-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina Formally Indicted In 'Crimes' Against Humanity: What's The Case?
Last Updated: Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was indicted for crimes against humanity by the International Crimes Tribunal. Bangladesh's deposed premier Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday formally indicted in a crimes against humanity case by the country's International Crimes Tribunal, as per media reports. Hasina fled to India on August 5 after her Awami League government was toppled last year. A three-member panel, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, indicted Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on five charges. Hasina and Khan are being tried in absentia. What's The Case? The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) ordered a crimes against humanity case against the ousted prime minister, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Abdullah Al Mamun for their attempts to suppress the July-August student-led protests last year. On Thursday, Al-Mamun pleaded guilty and told the tribunal that he would make a statement in favour of the prosecution at a later stage. The prosecution offered a leaked audio of Hasina and other documents as evidence to the tribunal. The tribunal later fixed August 3 for the opening statement by the prosecution and August 4 for recording witnesses' statements. view comments First Published: July 10, 2025, 14:54 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
