Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-1) sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia , finding her guilty of crimes against humanity in connection with the brutal crackdown on the 2024 student-led uprising. Her former Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, also received a death sentence, while ex-Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who turned state’s witness, was spared the noose and given a prison term.

The three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued a comprehensive 453-page judgment after months of testimony, video evidence, intercepted communications, and other documentation.

Security was tight throughout the verdict reading, with army and paramilitary forces deployed around the court.

The tribuna

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