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FILE - Bangladeshi guerrillas beat a victim as they torture and execute four men suspected of collaborating with Pakistani militiamen accused of murder, rape and looting during months of civil war in Dacca, Bangladesh, Dec. 18, 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, Michel Laurent, File)

FILE - Bangladeshi guerrillas beat a victim as they torture and execute four men suspected of collaborating with Pakistani militiamen accused of murder, rape and looting during months of civil war in Dacca, Bangladesh, Dec. 18, 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, Michel Laurent, File)

FILE - Bengali nationalist leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman walks towards a battery of microphones to address an estimated one million people at a rally in Dacca's Race Course Ground in Dacca, Jan. 11, 1972. (AP Photo/Michel Laurent, File)

FILE - Bengali nationalist leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman walks towards a battery of microphones to address an estimated one million people at a rally in Dacca's Race Course Ground in Dacca, Jan. 11, 1972. (AP Photo/Michel Laurent, File)

FILE- Police officers fire their rifles near anti-government protesters on the third day of an anti-government campaign to unseat Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for new general election, at a railway station in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Monday, Feb. 26, 1996. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Police officers fire their rifles near anti-government protesters on the third day of an anti-government campaign to unseat Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for new general election, at a railway station in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Monday, Feb. 26, 1996. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE - In this April 2, 1971, file photo, armed East Pakistan fighters head for the battle front by pedicab, in Jessore, East Pakistan. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - In this April 2, 1971, file photo, armed East Pakistan fighters head for the battle front by pedicab, in Jessore, East Pakistan. (AP Photo, File)

FILE- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, left, and Pakistan's Premier Zulfikar Bhutto meet in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 30, 1974. (AP Photo/Kamrul Huda, File)

FILE- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, left, and Pakistan's Premier Zulfikar Bhutto meet in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 30, 1974. (AP Photo/Kamrul Huda, File)

FILE- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia waves to supporters after she was arrested in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia waves to supporters after she was arrested in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia gives an interview in her Dhaka office Wednesday, February 14, 1996. Her governing Bangladesh Nationalist Party is the only major party participating in national elections Thursday. Political observers expect voter turnout to be in the single digits. (AP Photo/str)

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia gives an interview in her Dhaka office Wednesday, February 14, 1996. Her governing Bangladesh Nationalist Party is the only major party participating in national elections Thursday. Political observers expect voter turnout to be in the single digits. (AP Photo/str)

FILE- Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman, left, at a press conference in Dacca on June 3, 1978 following his electoral victory. (AP Photo/Neal Ulevich, File)

FILE- Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman, left, at a press conference in Dacca on June 3, 1978 following his electoral victory. (AP Photo/Neal Ulevich, File)

FILE- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia stands with supporters at a mass demonstration in Dhaka where she announced her resignation on Saturday, March 30, 1996. (AP Photo/John Moore, File)

FILE- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia stands with supporters at a mass demonstration in Dhaka where she announced her resignation on Saturday, March 30, 1996. (AP Photo/John Moore, File)

FILE- Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gestures as Bangladesh President Ershad looks on when they attended a state dinner held in the President's honour in London, on Feb. 16, 1989. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

FILE- Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gestures as Bangladesh President Ershad looks on when they attended a state dinner held in the President's honour in London, on Feb. 16, 1989. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

FILE- A rickshaw cyclist transports an injured voter to a Dhaka hospital after a polling station was attacked with home-made small bombs during general election voting Wednesday, June 12, 1996. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- A rickshaw cyclist transports an injured voter to a Dhaka hospital after a polling station was attacked with home-made small bombs during general election voting Wednesday, June 12, 1996. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Bangladeshi protesters throw stones at policemen during a protest demanding that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Ashraful Alam Tito)

FILE- Bangladeshi protesters throw stones at policemen during a protest demanding that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Ashraful Alam Tito)

FILE- Bangladeshi activists attend a rally to demand executions for people convicted of war crimes involving the nation's independence war in 1971, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Bangladeshi activists attend a rally to demand executions for people convicted of war crimes involving the nation's independence war in 1971, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- A supporter of Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina tries to look at her through a wall of hands raised to pledge support for the party at a rally addressed by Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

FILE- A supporter of Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina tries to look at her through a wall of hands raised to pledge support for the party at a rally addressed by Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

FILE- South African President Nelson Mandela, center, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, left, and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wave to a cheering crowd on Bangladesh's Independence Day celebration in Dhaka Wednesday, March 26, 1997. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- South African President Nelson Mandela, center, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, left, and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wave to a cheering crowd on Bangladesh's Independence Day celebration in Dhaka Wednesday, March 26, 1997. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- A woman casts her vote in in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday Oct. 1, 2001. (AP Photo/Amit Bhargava, File)

FILE- A woman casts her vote in in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday Oct. 1, 2001. (AP Photo/Amit Bhargava, File)

FILE- Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, left, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Mujibur Rahman sign a 25-year treaty of "Friendship, cooperation and peace" in Dacca, Bangladesh on March 19, 1972. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, left, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Mujibur Rahman sign a 25-year treaty of "Friendship, cooperation and peace" in Dacca, Bangladesh on March 19, 1972. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- Former Prime Minister and Awami League party President Sheikh Hasina waves to supporters as she arrives for a press conference after her landslide victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Former Prime Minister and Awami League party President Sheikh Hasina waves to supporters as she arrives for a press conference after her landslide victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- An army officer cries as he holds the coffin of his colleague during a mass funeral for those slain in a two-day mutiny by border guards that left as many as 148 people dead or missing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- An army officer cries as he holds the coffin of his colleague during a mass funeral for those slain in a two-day mutiny by border guards that left as many as 148 people dead or missing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

FILE- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

FILE- A woman breastfeeds her daughter in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 27, 1989, amid rubble left by a tornado that hit Manikganj district. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- A woman breastfeeds her daughter in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 27, 1989, amid rubble left by a tornado that hit Manikganj district. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Sheikh Hasina, leader of majority Awami League party, waves to the crowd in Dhaka, Saturday, June 22, 1996, after being formally invited by President Abdur Rahman Biswas to form the government. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Sheikh Hasina, leader of majority Awami League party, waves to the crowd in Dhaka, Saturday, June 22, 1996, after being formally invited by President Abdur Rahman Biswas to form the government. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Seen here is the first of the U.S. Aid helicopters as they drop sacks of rice to the hungry survivors of the island of Char Chubdia, East Pakistan, devastated by a cyclone and tidal wave on Nov. 14, 1970. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- Seen here is the first of the U.S. Aid helicopters as they drop sacks of rice to the hungry survivors of the island of Char Chubdia, East Pakistan, devastated by a cyclone and tidal wave on Nov. 14, 1970. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- A settlement on the southern Bangladesh island of Sandwip, is seen totally destroyed after the cyclone, on April 29 1991. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- A settlement on the southern Bangladesh island of Sandwip, is seen totally destroyed after the cyclone, on April 29 1991. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- A mother and child in Bangladesh suffering from the Famine in 1974. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- A mother and child in Bangladesh suffering from the Famine in 1974. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- Khaleda Zia takes oath of office as the prime minister in Dhaka, Bangladesh Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Khaleda Zia takes oath of office as the prime minister in Dhaka, Bangladesh Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Relatives take the footprint of Bangladeshi secular blogger Niloy Chottopadhay on a piece of paper during his funeral on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, the fourth of a secular blogger killed since February. (AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad)

FILE- Relatives take the footprint of Bangladeshi secular blogger Niloy Chottopadhay on a piece of paper during his funeral on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, the fourth of a secular blogger killed since February. (AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad)

FILE- A group of survivors of the May 24 tidal wave that swept across Urir Char in Bangladesh waits for aid at this Red Cross tent on Thursday, May 30, 1985. (AP Photo/Doug Curran, File)

FILE- A group of survivors of the May 24 tidal wave that swept across Urir Char in Bangladesh waits for aid at this Red Cross tent on Thursday, May 30, 1985. (AP Photo/Doug Curran, File)

FILE- Flood victims cover their head to protect from rain as they queue for cooked food at a relief center in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Flood victims cover their head to protect from rain as they queue for cooked food at a relief center in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- After the deluge thousands of people cling to a train's roof top and hang from handle bars in Kurmitola, Bangladesh, trying to escape flooded areas in September 1988. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- After the deluge thousands of people cling to a train's roof top and hang from handle bars in Kurmitola, Bangladesh, trying to escape flooded areas in September 1988. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Hundreds of flood victims line up to receive aid at the flooded port city of Narayangonj, 10 miles (15 kms ) south of capital Dhaka on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Hundreds of flood victims line up to receive aid at the flooded port city of Narayangonj, 10 miles (15 kms ) south of capital Dhaka on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

FILE- A supporter of Bangladesh Awami League party carries a giant portrait of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during an election rally in Dhaka in Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

FILE- A supporter of Bangladesh Awami League party carries a giant portrait of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during an election rally in Dhaka in Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

FILE- Protesters celebrate at the Parliament House premise after news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Tuj Johora, File)

FILE- Protesters celebrate at the Parliament House premise after news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Tuj Johora, File)

FILE- Rohingya Muslims, who spent four days in the open after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry their belongings after they were allowed to proceed towards a refugee camp, at Palong Khali, Bangladesh, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

FILE- Rohingya Muslims, who spent four days in the open after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry their belongings after they were allowed to proceed towards a refugee camp, at Palong Khali, Bangladesh, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

FILE- Cyclone affected villagers carry corrugated iron sheeting to repair their damaged house in Potuakhali, 152 kilometers (95 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Saturday, Nov.17, 2007. (AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Cyclone affected villagers carry corrugated iron sheeting to repair their damaged house in Potuakhali, 152 kilometers (95 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Saturday, Nov.17, 2007. (AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- Armored vehicles of the Bangladesh Army are seen on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, after President Iajuddin Ahmed ordered deployment of the army across the country. (AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Armored vehicles of the Bangladesh Army are seen on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, after President Iajuddin Ahmed ordered deployment of the army across the country. (AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman)

FILE- Police escort former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, center, to a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 16, 2007, after she was arrested on charges of extorting money from a businessman. (AP Photo/Abu Taher Khokon, File)

FILE- Police escort former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, center, to a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 16, 2007, after she was arrested on charges of extorting money from a businessman. (AP Photo/Abu Taher Khokon, File)

FILE- The water being too deep, a young boy hoists his jug above water level to save its contents from being polluted by flood water at Badda in Dhaka, Bangladesh Tuesday Sept. 15, 1998. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)

FILE- The water being too deep, a young boy hoists his jug above water level to save its contents from being polluted by flood water at Badda in Dhaka, Bangladesh Tuesday Sept. 15, 1998. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)

FILE- A family with their kitchenware trying to reach a high land wading through waist-deep flood water in Dhaka's low lying area Thursday, July 25, 1996. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE- A family with their kitchenware trying to reach a high land wading through waist-deep flood water in Dhaka's low lying area Thursday, July 25, 1996. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)