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**Headline: Bangladesh Issues Arrest Warrant for Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Crimes Against Humanity Charges**

**Dhaka, Bangladesh – October 8, 2025** – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 29 others, accusing them of crimes against humanity. The warrants were issued on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in connection with alleged cases of enforced disappearances during her Awami League regime.

The ICT, a three-member bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, is hearing two separate cases outlining charges that accuse Ms. Hasina and her co-defendants of overseeing the detention, torture, and disappearance of political opponents. These alleged crimes reportedly occurred in secret facilities operated by elite security agencies during her time in power.

According to bdnews24, one case involves 13 individuals, including Ms. Hasina and her former security advisor, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, and concerns alleged crimes committed at the Joint Interrogation Cell of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence. The second case implicates Ms. Hasina, Mr. Siddique, and 15 others over the alleged disappearance and torture of detainees in a secret cell operated by the Rapid Action Battalion’s Task Force Interrogation unit. Both cases include five charges of crimes against humanity.

The ICT has ordered the accused to appear before the court on October 22.

Sheikh Hasina, 78, fled to India last year on August 5th after resigning from her post amidst widespread student-led protests that ultimately led to the downfall of her government. She already faces multiple other cases in Bangladesh.

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