Earlier, the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, said that they want to bring Hasina back to the country and face trial. Yunus also said that efforts will be made to bring Hasina back to Bangladesh from India once the trial begins. On the other hand, Hasina's son Sajib Wazed Joy said that the Awami League president is ready to face trial there.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the International Criminal Tribunal began the trial of the genocide during the anti-discrimination student protests in July and August. On this day, a bench headed by the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Mohammad Ghulam Mortaza ordered the issuance of arrest warrant against Hasina and others.
The chief prosecutor of the tribunal, lawyer Mohammad Tajul Islam, said that the killings were carried out across the country. If the accused are not arrested, the investigation cannot be done properly. For this reason, this arrest warrant is requested for the sake of fair investigation.
It should be noted that in July, Bangladesh was in turmoil due to the movement that started demanding quota reform. Many claim that around 1500 people lost their lives in this movement. Because of this movement, Sheikh Hasina was forced to leave the country by resigning from the post of Prime Minister on August 5. After that, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus decided to prosecute the killings in the movement at the International Criminal Tribunal.
