Disruptions hit Bangladesh after former ruling party calls for lockdown to protest Hasina trial

Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted Thursday as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide “lockdown” in protest against her trial over last year’s protests that left hundreds dead.Hasina faces charges of crimes against humanity involving a crackdown on the student-led uprising that ended her 15-year rule in August 2024. She has been in exile in India since then and has not been seen in public or online.A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, is expected to announce a verdict against Hasin…READ FULL ARTICLE