Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been formally indicted in absentia for crimes against humanity by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD), marking a dramatic turn in the nation’s political saga.

On Thursday, the tribunal set August 3 as the trial start date for Hasina, alongside her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and ex-police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun. The trio faces charges for their alleged roles in violently suppressing the student-led protests that rocked Bangladesh in July and August 2024.

Prosecutors accuse Hasina of orchestrating mass killings, murder, and torture to crush the uprising led by Students Against Discrimination (SAD), which ultimately toppled her Awami League government on August 5, 2024. After her ouster, Hasina fled to India on a military aircraft.

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While Mamun, the only accused present, pleaded guilty in court, Hasina and Kamal remain at large. The case has sent shockwaves through Bangladesh, with the nation bracing for a high-stakes trial that could reshape its political landscape.

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