Dhaka, Nov 17 (UNI) The International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh’s domestic war crimes court, has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death over a crackdown on anti-government protests last year, calling it “crimes against humanity”:.

Hasina, convicted of “various crimes against humanity”, was tried in absentia and remains in exile in India.

A three-judge panel ruled that Hasina “incited hundreds of extrajudicial killings carried out by law enforcement during weeks of unrest” in 2024.

According to the court, approximately 1,400 protestors were killed and up to 25,000 injured.

The former leader faced five charges, including inciting murder, ordering hangings, and authorizing the use of lethal weapons, drones, and helicopters to suppress the protests. She has, in several i

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