US EditionBangladesh Court Sentences Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
The tribunal found Hasina responsible for ordering mass killings during the 2024 student protests that left 1,400 dead, with the verdict stirring political tensions ahead of elections.
- International Crimes Tribunal-1 judges in Dhaka sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death on Monday for genocide during the July–August 2024 violence.
- Prosecutors filed five charges including failure to prevent murder, murder, torture and other inhumane acts linked to student unrest after United Nations and interim-government reports cited mass casualties and injuries, with one accusing Hasina of ordering protesters' extermination as the mastermind.
- Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder read that the tribunal heard 54 witnesses during the months-long hearings, concluding on October 23 with allegations of ordering lethal force against protesters.
- Security forces deployed army troops, Border Guard Bangladesh and riot police across Dhaka, while nearly 50 arson attacks preceded the verdict and Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali issued a shoot-on-sight directive.
- With elections expected in February 2026, the Yunus-led interim government made prosecuting previous regime leaders a core promise and has sought Hasina's extradition from India, which has yet to respond.
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Ousted Bangladesh PM sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
A tribunal in Dhaka on Monday sentenced former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her interior minister to death for their role in suppressing student uprisings in July and August 2024. She resigned and fled to India shortly after the protests. The chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder, ruled orally that Hasina was guilty on three counts: incitement, order to kill, and inaction to prevent atro…
What ousted PM Hasina's death penalty means for Bangladesh
The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh on Monday delivered a landmark verdict against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, finding her guilty of serious criminal offenses linked to the deadly political unrest that swept the country in July and August 2024. The tribunal concluded that Hasina bore responsibility for widespread violence, unlawful killings and human rights […] The post What ousted PM Hasina’s death penalty means for Banglad…
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