A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday after convicting her of crimes against humanity, including murder and ordering the use of lethal weapons against protesters during the student uprising that ultimately ousted her last year.

The trial, which was conducted in absentia because Hasina fled into exile, was the first sign for many Bangladeshis that justice would be delivered for the killings of hundreds of civilians during the protests, which began peacefully but turned into a violent revolution after security forces moved to brutally suppress the movement.

Hasina fled to India after her government fell in August 2024. It is unlikely that India, which considers Hasina a close ally, will allow her extradition.

But the verdict by the Int

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