PM Sheikh Hasina.
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BS News Agency Dhaka: Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina verdict LIVE: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus hailed the verdict ordering the death sentence for former PM Sheikh Hasina for “crimes against humanity” against student protesters last year. Hasina, meanwhile, has called the trial “biased and politically motivated”.
Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina verdict LIVE: The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh has found ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the student protest of 2024 that ousted the Hasina regime.
India on Monday reacted to the court verdict and assured that it remains “committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in that country”.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity over her government’s violent crackdown on student-led protests last year.
Muhammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) briefs the media after the verdict on charges of crimes against humanity for a deadly crackdown on student-led protests in 2024 against the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 17, 2025.
Photo BS News Agency. The 78-year-old fugitive politician was on trial in absentia for being the “mastermind and principal architect” behind last year’s suppression of mass demonstrations, in which some 1,400 people were killed.
The tribunal also sentenced former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death for his involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters. Both Hasina and Khan fled to India last year.
A third suspect, former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, was sentenced to five years in prison after becoming a state witness against Hasina and pleading guilty.
Bangladesh has demanded India should “immediately hand over” Hasina and Khan. In a statement, India’s foreign ministry said it remains “committed to best interests of Bangladesh”, but refused to comment on the extradition.
