UN says former Bangladesh government behind "crimes against humanity"

The United Nations has conducted an inquiry into the crackdown on protests in Bangladesh last year, which resulted in the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. According to the UN's human rights office, there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that crimes against humanity have taken place. The inquiry found that the former government oversaw a systematic crackdown on protesters, resulting in up to 1,400 deaths, mostly at the hands of security forces. The UN also reported hundreds of extrajudicial killings and systematic attacks on protesters. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk described the crackdown as a "deliberate and coordinated response" by the former government.