The Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal also sentenced former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death for his involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters.

Both Hasina and Khan fled to India last year and were sentenced in absentia.

A third suspect, a former police chief, was sentenced to five years in prison after becoming a state witness against Hasina and pleading guilty.

Hasina and Khan were accused over the killing of hundreds of people during a student-led uprising in July and August 2024.

The country’s health adviser under the current interim government said more than 800 people were killed and about 14,000 were injured.

However, the United Nations in a February report said up to 1,400 may have been killed.

Hasina said the charges are unjustified, arguing th

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