Dhaka: Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted on Thursday as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide “lockdown” in protest against her trial over last year’s protests that left hundreds dead.

A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, was due to announce a date for the verdict against Hasina, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity involving a crackdown on the student-led uprising that ended her 15-year rule. She has been in exile in India since.

Schools in Dhaka and major cities across Bangladesh switched to online classes and examinations while public transportation was severely disrupted Thursday as the interim government heightened security across the country.

The development ha

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