DHAKA: Bangladeshi judges will issue the hugely anticipated verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November 17, the chief prosecutor said Thursday. Hasina, 78, has defied court orders to return from India to attend her trial on charges of ordering a deadly crackdown in a failed attempt to suppress a student-led uprising that saw her removal. “Justice will be served according to the law,” chief prosecutor Tajul Islam told reporters. “We have completed a long journey and are now in its final phase.

Bangladesh faces widespread disruptions as the Awami League protests Sheikh Hasina's trial, halting classes and transportation nationwide.

DHAKA: Bangladeshi judges will issue the hugely anticipated verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November 17, the chief…