Pakistan, June 1 -- DHAKA - Bangladesh has officially launched the trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over her alleged role in a deadly crackdown that killed up to 1,400 people during the 2024 student-led uprising. The trial began on Sunday, with prosecutors accusing her of orchestrating a systematic attack to crush dissent.

Sheikh Hasina, now 77, fled to India by helicopter as the protests ended her 15-year rule. She remains in self-imposed exile and has refused to return despite an arrest warrant and extradition order. The trial is being held by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), which is also prosecuting other top officials from her now-banned Awami League party.

Chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam told the court th...