Sheikh Hasina, the , was sentenced to death this Monday by a Bangladeshi court for crimes against humanity for ordering a deadly repression during a student uprising in 2024. The verdict comes after months of trial at the International Crimes Tribunal of this Asian country, in the capital, Dhaka, in which they tried to elucidate the role of the former prime minister in the violent reaction of the Government to the protests, which ended up leaving some 1,400 dead, according to the UN.
Hasina, who lives in exile in India after leaving office and leaving the country in August 2024, last week described the body that tried her in absentia as an “irregular court.” The prosecution requested the death penalty against the former president. She has denied all charges against her.
Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters tried to gather in the country’s capital this Monday before the sentence was handed down. With security tightened for fear of unrest, many of the protesters have been dispersed.
