DHAKA: Thousands of people led by students rallied in Bangladesh\u2019s capital on Tuesday, calling for the prosecution of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and those responsible for hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising against her government in July.
\nThe Anti-Discrimination Student Movement organized the \u201cMarch for Unity\u201d at the Central Shaheed Minar, a national monument in Dhaka. Protesters chanted slogans calling for Hasina\u2019s trial and the banning of her Awami League party.
\nHasina fled to India on Aug. 5 after weeks of violence in which authorities say hundreds of people were killed and thousands more injured on orders of her government. The uprising ended the 15-year-rule of the country\u2019s longest-serving prime minister, who began a fourth consecutive term in January following an election boycotted by the major opposition parties.
\nLast week, Bangladesh sent a formal request to India to extradite Hasina. She faces many court cases over the deaths of protesters, including some on charges of crimes against humanity.
\n\u201cSince August 5, we have no more enemies in Bangladesh. Our only enemy is the Awami League,\u201d Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the student movement, said while addressing the crowd.
\nProtesters also urged the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to issue a formal proclamation by Jan. 15 detailing the events of the uprising.
\nThe student leaders want the proclamation to include two key demands: a new constitution after the 1972 charter, which was enacted under Hasina\u2019s father, has been abolished, and a ban on the Awami League party.
\nHasina\u2019s Awami League had ruled Bangladesh for 15 years, since 2009.
\nThe Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal has already issued arrest warrants for Hasina and her close aides, and the government has sought help from the international police organization Interpol in seeking her arrest.
\nSpeaking from the US, Hasina\u2019s son, Sajeeb Wazed, has questioned credibility of the tribunal and called charges against her a \u201cpolitical witch hunt.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, the interim government has promised to try Hasina and others in her administration for alleged crimes involving the deaths of protesters and has invited the United Nations to help investigate the killings.
\nHasina also has called for an investigation, saying many deaths may have involved others beyond security agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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