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The verdict hardly surprised any. The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh has faced criticism for lack of independence. The trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now in exile in India, and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, was concluded at unprecedented speed. The mood in the power circles of Dhaka was that Ms. Hasina was guilty. The tribunal found her and Mr. Khan guilty of crimes against humanity over the state crackdown on the student uprising of July-August 2024 that led to her forced resignation. Both of them were sentenced to death, while Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, the Former

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