Bangladesh opens trial of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Ousted leader charged with crimes against humanity

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Bangladesh's then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the government house in Bangkok in April 2024. © AP

DHAKA (AP) -- A special tribunal set up to try Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina began proceedings Sunday by accepting the charges against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year.

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