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India faces calls to return Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh

Sandra Petersmann
September 19, 2024

It's been over a month since Bangladesh's authoritarian Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India amid mass demonstrations against her. Now demands are growing louder for her to return to face a tribunal over alleged crimes against humanity.

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