Bangladesh's interim government intends to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against former PM Sheikh Hasina at the International Criminal Court over the mass killings that occurred during the July-August demonstration in the country,

Bangladesh has sought to pursue deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's trial in the International Criminal Court even as she faced a trial in a domestic tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity.

Sheikh Hasina condemns the arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and calls for religious freedom amid increasing violence in Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, issued a statement saying that mosques, temples and churches have fallen target to extremist attacks in Bangladesh after the Yunus government “usurped” the ad

Hasina sought refuge in India on August 5 after widespread protests against her Awami League government's controversial job quota system.

The ICC prosecutor, however, said the international court would like to extend cooperation to ICT-BD, which by now, has issued an arrest warrant for Hasina and several top-ranking members of her Awami League party.

Bangladesh's interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, is seeking the International Criminal Court's (ICC) involvement in prosecuting former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity.