Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her senior aides on charges of crimes against humanity linked to mass demonstrations in July last year.

The tribunal is still reading out the verdict, and sentencing has not yet been announced.

The co-accused in the case are former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.

The judgment was broadcast live by Bangladesh Television (BTV) from the ICT courtroom, where the three-member Tribunal-1, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, delivered the ruling.

Hasina has not returned to Bangladesh to face trial and has ignored multiple court orders. Asaduzzaman is also reported to be a fugitive. Mamun, currently

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