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- Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has filed fresh crimes-against-humanity charges against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 others related to a 2013 rally, significantly expanding the legal case against her.
- Simultaneously, Law Minister M Asaduzzaman has declared she will be arrested immediately upon her return from India, removing any option for her to surrender on her own terms.
- The government's framing treats the charges as historic accountability for past political violence, while Hasina remains in self-imposed exile in India following the August collapse of her administration.
- India has so far offered Hasina refuge but has not formally commented on the arrest demand, creating a delicate diplomatic thread.
- The developments deepen pressure on the ousted Awami League leadership and signal that prosecutions will widen rather than settle.
- Observers are watching whether Bangladesh will pursue an extradition request and how New Delhi responds.
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- Sheikh Hasina arrest risk on return· immediate
- Bangladesh-Awami League political movement leadership vacuum· weeks
- Bangladesh judicial process high profile trial proceedings· longer
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Named Bangladesh · India · Awami League · Communist Party · Dhaka · Adhikar · Aminul Islam · Amnesty International · Bangladesh Government · Bangladesh Nationalist Party · Hefazat-e-Islam · Human Rights Watch
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