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Sheikh Hasina , Bangladesh’s former prime minister who was ousted during the July 2024 student uprising, has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) 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 verdict was delivered in absentia as Hasina remains in India, where she fled during the revolt. The ruling marks a turning point in Bangladesh’s political crisis, with the tribunal concluding that she directly ordered or condoned lethal attacks on demonstrators who rose up against her government last year.

The 453-page judgment, which judges dictated for nearly 40 minutes in court, lays out five broad charges. Thi

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