Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death Monday over her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule.
The International Crimes Tribunal, based in Dhaka, the capital, passed the sentence on Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan for their involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters.
A third suspect, a former police chief, was sentenced to five years in prison after becoming a state witness against Hasina and pleading guilty.
More than 800 people were killed and about 14,000 were injured in the student-led uprising in July and August of 2024, according to the health adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government. However, the United Nations in February estimated as many as 1,400 people were killed.
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Former Bangladesh Leader Hasina Sentenced to Death for Crackdown on Uprising that Ousted Her
11/17/2025
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