Overview
- The International Criminal Tribunal of Bangladesh found the former prime minister guilty on all five counts of crimes against humanity tied to the crackdown on July 2024 protests.
- The court sentenced Hasina in absentia and also handed the death penalty to former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
- Former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun received five years after pleading guilty and cooperating with investigators, and he was the only defendant present at sentencing.
- Hasina is in India after leaving Bangladesh in August 2024, and she can appeal only if detained or if she surrenders within 30 days of the verdict.
- The unrest involved large student-led demonstrations over jobs and economic prospects, with reports of roughly 1,400 deaths during clashes.