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Sheikh Hasina received a death sentence for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 student protests.

She was tried in absentia and is currently in exile in India.

The tribunal said she ordered attacks using drones, helicopters, and lethal weapons.

A former police chief was pardoned after cooperating with investigators. - Advertisement -

A UN report estimated up to 1,400 deaths during the “July Uprising.”

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, ruling that she committed crimes against humanity during last year’s student-led protest movement. Hasina, who left Bangladesh on August 4, 2024 as unrest escalated, was tried in absentia and is currently living in exile in India.

The tribunal found her responsible

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