Dhaka: One year after Bangladesh’s deadly uprising that saw a student-led movement topple former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, DW spoke to two families of victims in Dhaka who are seeking accountability. Mosharraf Hossain lost his daughter Meherun Nesa Tanha during last year’s uprising that ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule in Bangladesh. “A massive firing was taking place on this street. A bullet pierced through Tanha and hit another woman standing behind her. I rushed here from downstairs and saw my daughter lying here with her neck tilted. Blood stains are still here,” Hossain said.
According to Deutsche Welle, 22-year-old Tanha was killed on August 5 last year. That same day, Hasina fled to India, where she has remained since. Prosecutors have accused Hasina of directing the violent crackdown. UN human rights investigators estimated that up to 1,400 people were killed.
Hasina has been charged with crimes against humanity by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, a court she set up while in power. The former leader has rejected the charges as politically motivated. Bangladesh’s interim government has asked India to extradite her to face trial in person.
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