Overview
- Judges at the International Crimes Tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes against humanity for ordering lethal force, including drones and helicopters, and for failing to prevent atrocities during the July–August 2024 protests, which a UN report estimated killed up to about 1,400 people.
- Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan also received a death sentence, while ex–police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al‑Mamun was given five years after turning state witness.
- Hasina was tried in absentia after fleeing to India on August 5, 2024; Bangladesh has requested her extradition, and New Delhi has not publicly committed to comply.
- Under tribunal law, she can appeal only if she surrenders or is arrested within 30 days, a process separate from any potential presidential clemency.
- Security was intensified nationwide after days of crude bomb blasts and arson in Dhaka, as the Awami League called shutdowns and denounced the court as politically motivated.