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Sabiha ALAM

Bangladeshi Ex-ministers Face 'Massacre' Charges In Court

Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials appeared in court on Monday under heavy guard to face charges of inciting massacres (Credit: AFP)

Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court Monday accused of "enabling massacres", with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina.

Dozens of Hasina's allies have been taken into custody since her regime collapsed, accused of involvement in a police crackdown that killed more than 700 people during the unrest that led to her ouster.

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