The headlines in both papers were terse and to the point: Hasina sentenced to death said the Dhaka Tribune; Prothom Alo merely said Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death. Her crime: she was found guilty by the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal for her violent crackdown on student-led protests last year, leading to her ouster and flight to India.

The UN estimates that up to 1,400 people died in those protests, and prosecutors told the court that they had evidence of her direct command to use lethal force against the uprising in July and August 2024. She also forcibly removed or targeted several journalists, politicians, and activists who were critical of her government.

Also convicted was former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was sentenced to death, and former IG of Police

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