Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on students during deadly protests
Former Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
- Bangladesh's war crimes court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for her role in a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
- The court found Hasina guilty of ordering the use of lethal force against student protesters, which prosecutors claim resulted in up to 1,400 deaths.
- Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan also received a death sentence, while a former police chief was jailed for five years after becoming a state witness.
- Hasina, currently in exile in India, called the proceedings a "sham trial" driven by political vengeance and denied ordering police to shoot demonstrators.
- Her Awami League party has called for a nationwide shutdown to protest the verdict, which can be appealed before the Supreme Court.