Bangladesh Seeks Interpol's Help to Arrest Former PM Sheikh Hasina
The request follows her escape to India amid allegations of involvement in protester deaths during a mass uprising.
- Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is wanted in connection with the deaths of hundreds of protesters.
- The special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked Interpol to issue a red notice for her arrest.
- Hasina fled to India on August 5 with her close aides and former ministers, ending her 15-year rule.
- Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken over as interim leader and reconstituted the tribunal.
- The new government is committed to trying Hasina and seeking her extradition from India.