Overview
- The International Crimes Tribunal convicted Sheikh Hasina and former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal of crimes against humanity and sentenced both to death, while ex–police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al‑Mamun received five years.
- Judges found them responsible for the 2024 protest crackdown, citing lethal force that included helicopters and drones and describing Hasina as the mastermind.
- Bangladesh formally asked India to extradite Hasina and Khan; New Delhi said it has noted the verdict and will engage constructively but did not commit to extradition.
- Bangladeshi procedure allows an appeal only if a defendant convicted in absentia is arrested or surrenders, leaving Hasina’s legal path uncertain while she remains in India.
- Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch questioned the fairness of the in absentia trial and the use of the death penalty, as UN officials voiced concern over executions and the interim government under Muhammad Yunus welcomed the ruling as accountability.