Bangladesh opens fugitive ex-PM’s trial over protest killings

DHAKA: Fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina orchestrated a “systemic attack” to try to crush the uprising against her government, Bangladeshi prosecutors said at the opening of her trial on Sunday. Up to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024 when Hasina’s government launched its crackdown, according to the United Nations. Hasina, 77, … Read more

‘Don’t use water as a weapon against Pakistan,’ Chinese scholar warns India

Senior Chinese scholar Victor Gao has issued a stern warning to India, urging New Delhi not to weaponize water against Pakistan. Speaking on an Indian television program, Gao strongly reacted to the Narendra Modi government’s potential plans to restrict Pakistan’s water flow, stating that China, as an upstream country, will not remain silent if such … Read more