Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday awarded a death sentence, after she was convicted of crimes against humanity for her alleged role in ordering a deadly crackdown on student-led protests that toppled her government in August 2024.

The court, as it pronounced the verdict, said Sheikh Hasina incited attacks on students.

The verdict, delivered in absentia, marks a dramatic escalation in the country’s political turmoil ahead of national elections expected in February 2026.

According to the court, the 453-page judgment, divided into six parts, lays out in detail how the tribunal, which it said is “at par with other international tribunals", reached its decision.

Judges took nearly 40 minutes to dictate and explain the verdict, including the legal basis for why an

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