Overview
- Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal convicted Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity tied to the 2024 protest crackdown and imposed a death sentence.
- Presiding judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder stated on live television that the defendant committed crimes against humanity, with the verdict broadcast on BTV.
- Security forces, including army units, were deployed around the tribunal following a request from the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
- Hasina resigned on August 5, 2024 and has remained in exile in India, with her exact location not publicly disclosed.
- Prosecutors filed charges in June 2025 and cite more than 1,500 deaths, over 25,000 injuries, and reports of torture, figures that align with a UN report attributing roughly 1,500 deaths.