US EditionBangladesh's Fugitive Ex-Leader Sentenced to Six Months for Contempt of Court
- Bangladesh convicted fugitive ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of contempt of court, sentencing her to six months in prison.
- In the same case, Shaik Akanda Bulbul, a fugitive leader of Hasina's Awami League, received a two-month prison sentence.
- Hasina's sentence will begin when she returns to Bangladesh or surrenders to the court.
- The contempt charges arose from a leaked recording in which Hasina allegedly stated, 'there are 227 cases against me, so I now have a licence to kill 227 people.
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Bangladesh's fugitive ex-leader Hasina sentenced to six months
Court convicts ex-premier of contempt of court.Case centred around comments she made after ouster. Shakil Bulbul sentenced to two months in same case.Bangladesh on Wednesday convicted fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of contempt...
Sheikh Hasina Gets Six-Month Prison Sentence For Contempt Of Court; Awami League Slams ‘Show Trial’
Bangladesh's ICT sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to six months for contempt of court, stemming from a leaked audio clip. The Awami League condemned the trial as politically motivated
·India
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina in absentia gets six months in jail for contempt of court
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country's International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a top prosecutor said.
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