Bangladeshs ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction

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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday for crimes against humanity related to the deadly crackdown on student-led protests during the July Uprising in 2024.</span

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Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday for crimes against humanity related to the deadly crackdown on student-led protests during the July Uprising in 2024.

The tribunal found Hasina guilty of ordering the use of helicopters, drones and lethal weapons to eliminate demonstrators, with UN estimates indicating up to 1,400 people died during the uprising between July and August 2024.</span

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The tribunal found Hasina guilty of ordering the use of helicopters, drones and lethal weapons to eliminate demonstrators, with UN estimates indicating up to 1,400 people died during the uprising between July and August 2024.

Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan received the death penalty alongside Hasina, while former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was sentenced to five years imprisonment after becoming a state witness.</span

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Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan received the death penalty alongside Hasina, while former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was sentenced to five years imprisonment after becoming a state witness.

Hasina rejected the charges in a statement, calling the tribunal biased and politically motivated while claiming she was denied a fair chance to defend herself, as she remains in exile in India since fleeing in August 2024.</span

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Hasina rejected the charges in a statement, calling the tribunal biased and politically motivated while claiming she was denied a fair chance to defend herself, as she remains in exile in India since fleeing in August 2024.

The court ordered confiscation of assets belonging to Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan, while directing the government to provide compensation to families of protesters killed and injured during the uprising.</span

The court ordered confiscation of assets belonging to Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan, while directing the government to provide compensation to families of protesters killed and injured during the uprising.

Security was heightened across Bangladesh ahead of the verdict, with authorities deploying army troops and issuing shoot-on-sight orders amid fears of violence, as the country prepares for national elections in February.</span

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Security was heightened across Bangladesh ahead of the verdict, with authorities deploying army troops and issuing shoot-on-sight orders amid fears of violence, as the country prepares for national elections in February.

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