By Dipak Kurmi

The International Crimes Tribunal’s recent decision to sentence former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death marks one of the most consequential and controversial judicial moments in the nation’s recent history. Delivered by a three-judge bench on Monday, the verdict holds Hasina responsible for two counts relating to the killing of unarmed protesters during last year’s anti-quota agitation. The maximum sentence, also handed down to former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, stands in sharp contrast to the leniency shown to Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, the former inspector-general of police, who was spared after turning witness for the prosecution. The judgment closes a three-month-long process that appeared biased from the very beginning. Unlike international

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