Bangladesh ex-top cop pleads guilty to crimes against humanity


Chowdhury Abdullah Mamun. - File photo

DHAKA: Bangladesh's former police chief pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity committed during a crackdown on protests last year, while ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina was formally indicted, prosecutors said after the trial resumed Thursday (July 10).

Up to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024, according to the United Nations, when Hasina's government attempted to crush a student-led uprising.

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