International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for alleged crimes against humanity linked to the deadly crackdown on anti-government protests in 2024. This has led to a huge escalation of Bangladesh’s ongoing political turmoil. The verdict, pronounced under tight security, is one of the most important turning points in Dhaka’s modern political history.

Hasina, who has been living in exile in India since she lost power, has called the trial politically motivated and the tribunal a “kangaroo court." She was tried in absentia and this raises serious concerns about due process, independence of judiciary, and brings into question the credibility of Bangladesh’s democratic institutions.

The protests in 2024 which led to the charges were the culmination

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