Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and UN

Bangladesh: UN says Sheikh Hasina's crackdown may be crime against humanity
UN human rights investigators accuse the deposed government of Sheikh Hasina of a brutal response that they warn could amount to "crimes against humanity". They found "an official policy to attack and violently repress anti-government protesters and sympathisers",
Bangladesh: UN says Sheikh Hasina government committed possible ‘crimes against humanity’
There are grounds to believe extrajudicial killings took place with the ‘knowledge and direction’ of the leadership, said the United Nations human rights body.
UN Accuses Sheikh Hasina’s government of widespread human rights violations in Bangladesh
A new report by the United Nations Human Rights Office has detailed the brutal repression of student-led protests in Bangladesh last year, accusing the former government of Sheikh Hasina and security forces of widespread human rights violations that could amount to crimes against humanity.
Operation Devil Hunt: How Bangladesh Is Hunting Sheikh Hasina Loyalists
The security forces in Bangladesh have arrested as many as 1,308 individuals from across the country as part of the ongoing "Operation Devil Hunt" launched to curb nationwide incidents of mob attacks and vandalism.
Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
Bangladesh's interim government is completing six months into power this month after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August last year in a student-led mass uprising.
Bangladesh rights group exposes 12 deaths in detention since protests ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
A leading rights organisation reported 12 deaths of people in detention since last year’s student-led protests, alleging torture and extrajudicial killings by security forces.
Sheikh Hasina Govt Behind Possible 'Crimes Against Humanity' In Bangladesh, Says UN
Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power in August 2024. Before the toppling of the government, the Awami League-led government oversaw a systematic crackdown on protestors and students
UN accuses former Sheikh Hasina govt of possible ‘crimes against humanity’ in Bangladesh
Before Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a student-led revolution last August, her govt oversaw a crackdown with "hundreds of extrajudicial killings," the UN said.
Bangladesh arrests 1,500 as crackdown targets Hasina loyalists
Security forces in Bangladesh have arrested more than 1,500 people following the launch of a nationwide operation that is mainly targeting supporters of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to police.
1,400 People Might Have Been Killed in Protests Crackdown in Bangladesh: UN Human Rights Office
Geneva: As many as 1,400 people might have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to data revealed by the UN Human Rights Office.
UN says former Bangladesh government behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’
GENEVA: Bangladesh’s former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning the abuses could amount to “crimes against humanity”.
Extradition issue bilateral process, hope states cooperate: UN officials on Hasina
GENEVA: Amid efforts by Bangladesh's interim government to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back from India, top UN ...
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UN finds evidence of Hasina's human rights violations during mass uprising
The UN fact-finding mission has found evidence of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates committing serious human rights violations to suppress the mass uprising, reports Prothom Alo.
Bangladesh grapples with turbulent aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh took out their anger at exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday by ...
Fresh Wave of Violence as Bangladesh’s Ousted Ex-Leader Addresses Nation
Students who led a revolution resulting in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country in August sparred anew ...
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Sheikh Hasina's exit and Muhammad Yunus' rise: USAID's hidden influence
Reports suggest USAID-backed funding influenced Bangladesh's political turmoil, leading to Sheikh Hasina's exit and Muhammad ...
US toppled Sheikh Hasina's government in 2023, was Biden involved in...? Sensational revelation from a leaked report says...
The report has quoted IRRI has stated that its team in Bangladesh "identified more than 170 democratic activists who agreed to cooperate with IRI to destabilize Bangladesh's politics." ...
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Bangladesh: Journalist acquitted in plot to kill Sheikh Hasina’s son
A court in Bangladesh on Monday acquitted a prominent newspaper editor in a case related to a failed plot to abduct and kill ...