US EditionOusted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s death sentence could deepen country’s political crisis: Analysts
The death sentence for Hasina over a 2024 protest crackdown, linked to 1,400 deaths per UN investigators, risks deepening political divisions and destabilizing Bangladesh's democracy.
- Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025, the Bangladesh tribunal sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in absentia over last year’s protest crackdown.
- The unrest began over a job quota controversy and escalated into nationwide protests last year, with the interim government casualty report citing over 800 dead and 14,000 injured.
- Legally, Hasina faces death after being convicted on five charges of crimes against humanity, with no appeal possible unless she surrenders or is arrested within 30 days, according to the tribunal.
- Analysts warn the largely symbolic verdict could destabilise Bangladesh’s fragile democracy and trigger violence that may imperil the planned February elections, while the United Nations urged national reconciliation and restraint.
- Hasina and Khan fled to India, which has declined extradition and experts say New Delhi will weigh strategic interests and consider exile to a third country amid risks to investor confidence and the garment industry.
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Bangladesh’s test: After Hasina conviction, will it repeat her mistakes?
Sheikh Hasina is a convicted fugitive.Until August 2024, she was the most powerful leader in Bangladesh’s history, after 15 years of iron-fisted rule. On Monday, the 78-year-old former prime minister was handed a death sentence in absentia over the brutal crackdown by her security forces on last year’s student-led protests. More than 1,400 people were killed, many of them execution-style.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHasina, who …
Chicago Tribune
By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death sentence handed down this week to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity is seen by her opponents as an opportunity to advance in a nation traumatized by the scale of the violent uprising that drove her from power into exile. Hasina has been in India since August 5 of last year, when her 15-year rule ended during riots that left hundreds dead and thousands wou…
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…
Sheikh Hasina's Frankenstein: Bangladesh's tribunal that turned on its creator
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister, has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal she once created. Convicted for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 student uprising, Hasina faces legal and political uncertainties as the verdict deepens national divisions
Winnipeg Free Press
Bangladesh remains calm a day after tribunal issues death sentence for ousted prime minister
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