Prosecutors in Bangladesh are seeking the death penalty for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the deaths of 1,400 people during a student protest.

The prosecution alleges that Sheikh Hasina, who has taken refuge in India, was 'the nucleus around whom all the crimes committed during the July-August uprising revolved.'

Chief Prosecutor seeks death penalty for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh crimes against humanity case.

Hasina is being tried in absentia over her deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year.

Prosecutors in Bangladesh are seeking the death penalty for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the deaths of 1,400 people during a student protest.