Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on November 17 for crimes against humanity during the unprecedented protests in July-August 2024. Hasina, 78, has been living in India since August 5, when she fled the country ahead of the imminent collapse of her 16-year-old government.

The three-member International Crimes Tribunal led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder sentenced Hasina to death on two counts: the killing of six unarmed protesters in Dhaka’s Chankharpul on August 5 last year and the shooting of six student protesters in Ashulia the same day.

Five of the six student protesters in Ashulia were burned after their death, while the sixth was allegedly set on fire while still alive.

Besides this, Hasina was sentenced to imprisonment until natural dea

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