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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.
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