Trial begins in absentia for former Bangladesh prime minister

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4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing a landmark trial in absentia over alleged crimes against humanity. The charges are linked to the 2024 student protests that toppled her government. Also, a new report looks at health impacts throughout the life cycle of plastic ahead of a global meeting to negotiate the final steps of an international plastics treaty. And, wholesalers in Istanbul, Turkey, give surplus fabric a second life. Plus, New Zealand recognizes the world’s oldest alpaca in captivity.

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0:34.9	The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh absent for her own trial, the charges, crimes against humanity, and the killing of anti-government protesters.
0:44.0	There is also direct evidence that she actually directly did give orders which led to these killings.
0:49.6	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:50.9	And I'm Marco Wurman. What's at stake for Bangladesh in the trial? Also, plastics.
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1:35.9	And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for tuning in today. We begin in Bangladesh, where a landmark trial is underway of the country's former leader.
1:38.8	That's chief prosecutor, Mohamed Tajulul Islam speaking in court on Sunday.
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