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Bangladesh Court Sentences Senior Sheikh Hasina Ally to Death over Uprising Killings
Three other Awami League leaders received life sentences as the tribunal said the convictions stemmed from six killings during the 2024 uprising.
- On Thursday, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentenced Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death for his role in killing six people in Kushtia during the July Uprising that toppled Bangladesh's government in 2024.
- Prosecutors alleged that Hanif directed local leaders to use maximum force against unarmed protesters on August 5, 2024, resulting in the deaths of six people amid the anti-discrimination movement that led to the government's ouster.
- The tribunal simultaneously sentenced three other Awami League district leaders to "imprisonment until death" on identical charges, ordering confiscation of half their property to compensate families of those killed or injured during the uprising.
- While chief prosecutor Md Aminul Islam welcomed the verdict as timely, state-appointed defence lawyer Md Amir Hossain called the ruling "unacceptable." All four convicted leaders remain absconding.
- This ruling brings total convictions related to the 2024 uprising to 72, with 23 individuals now sentenced to death. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India, was also sentenced to death in absentia last year.
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PressNewsAgencyBangladesh court sentences senior Sheikh Hasina ally to death over uprising killings
The four men, members of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, were convicted of the murders of six people in western Kushtia district during the unrest, which led to the former premier's ouster.
·Singapore, Singapore
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Awami League leader gets death sentence in Bangladesh for killing six during 2024 July Uprising
Hasina and her party leaders have called the tribunal a 'kangaroo court' while international rights groups like Amnesty International, US-based Human Rights Watch and prominent jurists questioned the fairness of the trials
·Varanasi, India
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AlKhaleej TodayBangladesh sentences Hasina-era minister to death over 2024 uprising murders
DHAKA, Oct 29 — A Bangladesh court sentenced a senior leader of the former ruling party to death in absentia today for his role in the killings of six people during the 2024...
·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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