Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM over deaths of protesters

Prosecutors said Sheikh Hasina, her close aides and security agencies were responsible for killing protesters and others (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising that forced her to flee the country, a prosecutor said.

Prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud said the Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal had issued the arrest warrants in response to two petitions submitted by the prosecution.