Need to document Hasina regime crimes: Yunus – The Times of India

DHAKA: Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus Sunday stressed the importance of documenting all atrocities committed during the regime of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, including the crackdown on student movement participants, police brutality against protesters following the verdict against Islamist leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, and all extrajudicial killings over the years.“There is a need for proper…

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Human rights abuses inflicted on Bangladesh Hindus: UN – The Times of India

Sheikh Hasina (File photo) DHAKA: A UN report released on Wednesday found that human rights abuses were inflicted on members of Bangladesh’s Hindu, Ahmadiyya Muslim and indigenous communities during the anti-discrimination protests that led to Sheikh Hasina govt’s fall and its aftermath in 204.While 100 arrests related to attacks on distinct religious & indigenous groups…

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Sheikh Hasina’s government committed ‘crimes against humanity’ to retain power in Bangladesh, says UN – The Times of India

The UN accused Bangladesh’s former administration of orchestrating systematic attacks and killings of protesters during its attempt to maintain power last year, potentially constituting “crimes against humanity“.In August last year, before student protests ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her administration violently suppressed demonstrators, with the UN citing “hundreds of extrajudicial killings”. The UN rights…

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