Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence: Bangladesh Former PM Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal. She is found guilty in the violent suppression of the 2024 protests. In its verdict, the ICT has also found former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun guilty.
Following the verdict, the prosecution has hailed the verdict as a victory, describing it as a triumph for martyrs and patriots.
PM Sheikh Hasina verdict: 453-page Verdict Read Out
The verdict spanning 453 pages is still being read, and the former leader’s sentence has yet to be announced. To date, Hasina has ignored court directives and has not returned to the South Asian nation to stand trial. Asaduzzaman remains on the run, while Mamun is in custody and has admitted to his involvement. Significantly, Mamun has become an approver, marking the first time an accused has done so since the tribunal’s creation in 2010.
Sheikh Hasina latest news: What happened in the courtroom?
Bangladesh Television (BTV) aired the verdict live from the ICT courtroom, where the three-member Tribunal-1, led by Justice Mohammad Golam Murtuza Majumder, delivered its decision. According to The Dhaka Tribune, the formal charge sheet spans 8,747 pages and includes references, seized evidence, and an extensive list of victims. Prosecutors have brought five charges against the accused, among them the failure to prevent murder classified as a crime against humanity under Bangladeshi law. They are pushing for the death sentence if the defendants are convicted.
Sheikh Hasina latest news: Hasina refused to accept the allegations
Additionally, prosecutors requested that the tribunal confiscate the assets of the three accused after their conviction and distribute them to the victims’ families. However, Hasina has consistently denied all allegations. Meanwhile, unprecedented security measures have been imposed in Dhaka after Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali issued a “shoot-at-sight” order targeting those involved in arson, cocktail explosions, or attempts to harm police and civilians ahead of the ICT verdict on Sunday evening.
Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence: What is the whole matter?
Reports of cocktail blasts and arson have risen throughout the capital amid a two-day shutdown called by Hasina’s Awami League on November 16–17. The Daily Star noted that at least 21 Awami League leaders and activists who are currently barred from political activity were detained in Narayanganj during special drives carried out over the last 36 hours.
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