Murder Investigation Opened Into Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister

A court in Dhaka has ordered a probe into Sheikh Hasina’s role in the death of a grocery shop owner during recent riots.
Murder Investigation Opened Into Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on Jan. 8, 2024. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images
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A Dhaka court has ordered an investigation into ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her alleged role in the death of a grocery shop owner during last month’s deadly student-led protests in the city.

The case, filed by businessman Amir Hamza against Hasina and six others, was accepted by Dhaka’s chief metropolitan magistrate’s court following a hearing on Aug. 13, according to Hamza’s lawyer, Anwarul Islam.

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