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Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Bangladesh opens trial of deposed ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A special tribunal set up to try Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has begun proceedings by accepting the charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year.
 
Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia leaves from airport in a car after she arrived from London, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahud Hossain Opu)

Supporters of Bangladesh’s ex-Premier Khaleda Zia rally to call for a general election

 
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Bangladesh’s interim government strips former ruling party of registration, barring it from polls

 
Protesters, some who were injured in protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year, demand a ban on her Awami League party, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh’s former ruling party slams government decision to ban all its activities

 
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Bangladesh’s interim government bans the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

 

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FILE- Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, center, leaves after a court appearance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)

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Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women’s rights

 
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin, right, shakes hands with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch as they pose for a photograph during their bilateral meeting in Dhaka, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

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Police in Bangladesh use batons and teargas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group

 
Policemen use batons to disperse supporters of the banned Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir near Baitul Mokarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Police in Bangladesh use batons and tear gas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group

 

Interim leader of Bangladesh says former PM will stand trial for crimes against humanity

 
Hundreds of students gather to launch their new political party called the Jatiya Nagarik Party or National Citizen Party, written on the plan cards, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladeshi students who led uprising that ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina form new political party

 

Residents attack Bangladesh air force base and clash with soldiers, leaving 1 dead

 
FILE -People carry an injured protester in a cycle rickshaw to a hospital after he was shot at by the police during a protest against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar), File)

UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh

 

Bangladesh’s government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed

 
People stand around the vandalized residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh’s government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed

 

Protesters in Bangladesh continue to demolish former PM Sheikh Hasina’s family home

 
A broken portrait of Sajeeb Wazed, the son of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is seen at her vandalized residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

 
Protesters vandalize a portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at his residence at Dhanmondi, in Dhaka in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Protesters storm and destroy a family home of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Hasina

 
Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the country's largest minority rights group, hold a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh minority rights group accuses interim government of failing to protect minorities

 

Trains canceled across Bangladesh as rail union goes on strike

 
A train is seen parked at a railway station after trains across the country have been canceled as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

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FILE- Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, center, leaves after a court appearance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)

Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits ex-Prime Minister Zia, clearing the way for her to run in elections

 
Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq stands outside 10 Downing Street, London, May 13, 2022. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP, File)

UK minister quits while facing questions over links to ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina

 
European Investment Bank Vice President Nicola Beer speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon)

European Investment Bank to boost funds for Bangladesh as it weathers political turmoil

 

Bangladesh’s ailing former prime minister Zia leaves for medical treatment in London

 
Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq stands outside 10 Downing Street, London, May 13, 2022. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP, File)

UK’s anti-corruption minister refers herself to ethics watchdog over links to ousted Bangladeshi PM

 

Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

 
Police officials clear the way for the vehicle carrying Krishna Das Prabhu, a jailed Hindu leader, after a court rejected his plea for bail, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo)

Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

 
Participants, mostly students, shout slogans during "March for Unity" organized by The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at the Central Shaheed Minar, a national monument, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Thousands march in Bangladesh calling for the ousted prime minister’s prosecution

 
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

 

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold protest march as tensions continue with India

 
Supporters of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) denouncing attacks in India on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags, participate in a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo)

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold protest march as tensions continue with India

 
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