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Raisul Islam Sourav, PhD Candidate in Legal Analytics, University of Galway

Could Bangladesh’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, be extradited to the country to stand trial?

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Former Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled to India in early August after a mass uprising forced her to step down. Her resignation followed weeks of unrest in which nearly 650 people were killed and many more injured.

Since then, at least 94 criminal cases have been lodged against Hasina and her cabinet members, followers and aides. The charges against them range from murder, torture, enforced disappearance and abduction, to crimes against humanity and genocide.

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