Following the death sentence of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country reeled under protests and attacks throughout the night as several vehicles were torched in five districts.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Monday pronounced a death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after it found her guilty on the charges of crimes against humanity related to the demonstrations in July of last year.

The court also convicted Hasina and her two top aides, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.

Mamun has been granted a pardon, but the court said that, given the intensity of the crimes, he will be given a “lenient sentence”.

Following this, the effect was largely seen in Dhaka’

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