Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday, November 17 sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity linked to the violent crackdown on the July–August 2024 protests. The verdict has triggered nationwide tensions, prompting heavy deployment of the army, police, and paramilitary forces, effectively transforming Dhaka into a high-security fortress.

The tribunal held Hasina responsible on three major counts, preventing justice, ordering killings, and failing to intervene to stop punitive violence against demonstrators. The proceedings were broadcast live as a three-member bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder read sections from the extensive 453-page judgment, spread across six segments.

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