Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by a tribunal for allegedly ordering a violent crackdown on student-led protests last year.

The judgment, delivered under tight security by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, held Hasina responsible for unleashing lethal force against unarmed demonstrators during the weeks-long agitation in July-August 2024.

The tribunal ruled that the attacks were “widespread and systematic” and deliberately targeted a civilian movement that had erupted over political rights and governance issues.

“In the atrocities of killing and gravely injuring protesters… accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina committed crimes against humanity by her incitement order and also by her fai

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