Security agencies are on high alert in Bangladesh ahead of a special tribunal’s verdict in a case against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the anti-government protests last year.

“The law enforcement agencies have already completed their necessary preparations” to prevent unpleasant events across the country, Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury was quoted as saying by the state-run BSS news agency.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) will deliver the verdict against 78-year-old Hasina on Monday (Novembe 17, 2025).

Ms. Hasina, her Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and then inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were accused of committing crimes under five counts, with the first one alle

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