Overview
- Dhaka’s tribunal found Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity, including ordering and inciting killings during the July–August 2024 unrest.
- Hasina, 78 and in exile in India, rejected the ruling as politically driven by an illegitimate court appointed by an unelected government.
- Former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was also sentenced to death, while ex–police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun received five years after pleading guilty.
- Police placed the capital on high alert with checkpoints across Dhaka as the decision was handed down.
- The ruling comes as a provisional government led by Muhammad Yunus prepares February 2026 elections and a constitutional referendum, with the Awami League barred from the ballot.