The leaked audio of a phone call suggests the deadly crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh last year was authorised by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the BBC reports. A spokesperson for the Awami League denied the tape showed any "unlawful intention" of a "disproportionate response", the BBC said. Hasina was at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka for the duration of the call which took place on Jul 18, the British broadcaster said, citing a source with knowledge of the leaked audio. The leaked Jul 18 recording was voice matched by the Criminal Investigation Department of police with known audio of Hasina's voice. The British broadcaster also quoted an Awami League spokesperson as saying, "We cannot confirm whether the tape recording referenced by the BBC is authentic."
