Arrest warrant of Ex-Bangladesh PM issued

KABUL (Pajhwok) Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a media report said on Thursday.

Reuters reported the arrest warrant issue due to her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.

The protests, which began as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas, escalated into some of the deadliest unrest since the country’s independence in 1971, resulting in over 700 deaths and numerous injuries.

The violence ultimately forced Hasina to flee to India on Aug. 5 and an interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge.