# @bbcnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DL4iB78sNSm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32388183-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-09T10:16:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

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“I’ve issued an open order now… now, they will use lethal weapons.”
 
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.
 
In the leaked audio, Hasina says she has authorised her security forces to “use lethal weapons” against protesters and that “wherever they find [them], they will shoot”.
 
Prosecutors in Bangladesh plan to use the recording as a crucial piece of evidence against Hasina, who is being tried in absentia at a special tribunal for crimes against humanity.
 
A spokesperson for her Awami League party denied the tape showed any “unlawful intention” of “disproportionate response”.
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to see how we verified the call.
 
#BBCEye #BBCNews

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