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A Bangladeshi court has issued warrants for the arrest of the country’s fugitive former Prime Minister Sheik Hasina and 45 other people. The International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh accused them on Thursday of committing crimes against humanity during anti-government protests that took place in July and August. The warrants have been issued at the request of the public prosecutor, the Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star quoted the ICT chief prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam as saying. Former high-ranking members of Hasina’s party are amongst the accused. It is suspected that Hasina i…

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