Ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina demands probe into protest ‘killings and vandalism’
Al Jazeera
Hasina’s statement comes hours after court orders probe into her role in death of a grocery shop owner during protests.
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for action against those involved in “killings and vandalism” in the country last month, her first comments since violent protests forced her to flee to India.
Approximately 300 people died in the demonstrations that began as student-led protests against quotas in government jobs spiralled into a larger movement seeking Hasina’s overthrow.
Hasina’s written statement, issued on X on Tuesday through her United States-based son, came hours after a court ordered a probe into her role in the death of a grocery shop owner during the protests.
Many people died “in the name of revolution” in July, Hasina said.
“I demand that those involved in these killings and vandalism be properly investigated and the culprits be identified and punished accordingly,” she said.
