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August 14, 2024

Bangladesh Opens Murder Probe into Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
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Bangladeshi authorities have opened a murder investigation into the
possible role of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the police
killing of a grocery store owner during mass student-led protests in
July. Hasina resigned earlier this month and fled to India. The murder
complaint is the first legal case filed against Hasina's deadly
crackdown on the weekslong protests in which Bangladeshi armed forces
killed at least 300 protesters, including children, according to the
U.N. Click here to see our coverage of Bangladesh.


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