Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on Monday, November 17, by the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for her involvement in "crimes against humanity" during the student-led protests in July-August 2024.

The protests, which were initially over dissatisfaction regarding civil service quotes, soon evolved into a broader anti-Hasina movement which turned violent and toppled her government on August 5, 2024. The movement lasted for over 36 days.

Hasina fled to India and has remained in self-imposed exile since August 5, 2024.

With the Bangladesh ICT sentencing Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun for atrocities against students during the protests, speculation over

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