{"id":260124,"date":"2025-07-09T12:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-bangladesh-leader-authorised-deadly-crackdown-leaked-audio-suggests-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:04:36","slug":"ex-bangladesh-leader-authorised-deadly-crackdown-leaked-audio-suggests-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-bangladesh-leader-authorised-deadly-crackdown-leaked-audio-suggests-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Bangladesh leader authorised deadly crackdown, leaked audio suggests | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/O23yhKbQxXA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-Bangladesh leader authorised deadly crackdown, leaked audio suggests | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O23yhKbQxXA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A deadly crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh last year was authorised by then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to audio of one of her phone calls verified by BBC Eye. <\/p>\n<p>In the audio, which was leaked online in March, Hasina says she authorised her security forces to &quot;use lethal weapons&quot; against protesters and that &quot;wherever they find [them], they will shoot&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors in Bangladesh plan to use the recording as crucial evidence against Hasina, who is being tried in absentia at a special tribunal for crimes against humanity. <\/p>\n<p>Up to 1,400 people died in last summer&#8217;s unrest, according to UN investigators. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Bangladesh #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deadly crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh last year was authorised by then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to audio of one of her phone calls verified by BBC Eye. 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