US EditionBangladesh Court Sentences Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
- 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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Bangladesh’s Former Leader Sentenced to Death
Bangladesh’s ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity committed during last year’s student protests, which killed around 1,400 people. Tried in absentia after fleeing to India, Hasina was found guilty of incitement, ordering killings, and failing to prevent atrocities. She denies all charges, calling the trial politically motivated. The interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, calle…
Bangladesh's Former PM Sheikh Hasina Sentenced To Death After Conviction
Bangladesh has been thrown into turmoil after its ousted Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. These crimes were tied to last year’s brutal crackdown on student protesters.The International Crimes Tribunal ruled that Hasina directly encouraged the extrajudicial killings. She later ignored the killings that helped bring down her government.The courtroom burst into applause as judges declared it “crysta…
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Former prime minister of Bangladesh sentenced to death
A Bangladeshi tribunal has found Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity over the deaths of hundreds of civilians in the protests that led to her downfall last year.
Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for student uprising crackdown
Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death Monday over her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule.
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