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Bangladesh court seeks arrest of ex-PM Hasina for ‘crimes against humanity’

Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled after weeks of protests against quotas that reserved a high portion of government jobs for certain groups [File: Rajib Dhar/AP Photo]

A Bangladeshi court has ordered the arrest of self-exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India more than two months ago after being toppled in a student-led uprising.

Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), said on Thursday the court had issued arrest warrants for Hasina and 45 others, ordering that they attend court by November 18, according to The Daily Star local newspaper.

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