DHAKA – A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising in 2024. The verdict was delivered in Hasina’s absence after she fled to India in August 2024, and comes ahead of parliamentary elections […]
International Crimes Tribunal
Bangladesh braces for Hasina verdict amid security alert
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has requested the Army Headquarters to deploy troops to secure the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) ahead of the verdict in a high-profile case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides. The court administration had previously sent a similar request last Thursday, coinciding with the announcement […]