Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina receives the biggest sentence in history

Kathmandu—The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death, declaring her guilty of crimes against humanity during last year’s uprising. The Dhaka-based tribunal ruled that massive killings, brutal crackdowns, and conspiracies took place under her leadership during the July–August 2024 protests.

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The prosecution had filed charges in June against Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and ex-police chief Al Mamun. The court handed death sentences to Hasina and Kamal, while Mamun received a five-year sentence for turning state witness.

Tried in absentia as she remains in exile in India, Hasina is accused of allowing and encouraging state forces and ruling-party groups to carry out deadly attacks. The prosecution claims 1,400 people were killed, 25,000 were injured, and numerous students and civilians were targeted. The court relied on 747 pages of evidence and a 453-page verdict, broadcast live on national television.

Additional charges include inciting violence by calling protesting students “grandchildren of Razakars,” orchestrating killings in Rangpur and Dhaka, and involvement in gruesome burnings and executions on August 5, 2024—the day Hasina and others fled the country.

बंगलादेशकी पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्री हसिनालाई भयो इतिहासकै ठूलो स`जाय