The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.

As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, according to a U.N. inquiry.

Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power in August 2024. Before the toppling of the government, the Awami League-led government oversaw a systematic crackdown on protestors and students

U.N. report reveals systematic human rights violations by Bangladesh officials against protesters, calling for further criminal investigation.

The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.