Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, deposed in the July 2024 uprising, was compared to fascist dictator Adolf Hitler during witness testimony at the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday.

Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Amar Desh newspaper, made the remarks while testifying as the 46th prosecution witness in a case accusing Hasina and two others of crimes against humanity.

The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mojumdar, recorded his deposition.

In his testimony, Rahman said the July 24 uprising marked "the downfall of one of the worst fascist rulers in Bangladesh's history."

He alleged that Sheikh Hasina suppressed the opposition in a manner similar to Hitler's persecution of communists and Jews in G...