A UN report estimates that up to 1,400 people were killed in Bangladesh during a six-week crackdown on student-led protests against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Security forces allegedly committed extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and torture, possibly amounting to crimes against humanity. The protests, initially against a job quota system, escalated into a major uprising, leading to Hasina’s ousting and flight to India. The UN investigation was conducted at the request of interim leader Muhammad Yunus.
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