Sheikh Hasina Given Death Penalty for 2024 Student Violence Crackdown

Summary DHAKA, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, ending a months-long trial for ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The verdict is the most dramatic legal move against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades and comes just months … Read more

Death Sentence for the Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Death Sentence for Sheikh Hasina: Fallout of the July Uprising, Monday, November 17, 2025, has been a historic turning point in Bangladesh’s politics with the announcement of a death sentence to the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by an International Crimes Tribunal. She was sentenced in absentia as she did not attend the court, and … Read more