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A tribunal in Dhaka on Monday sentenced former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her interior minister to death for their role in suppressing student uprisings in July and August 2024. She resigned and fled to India shortly after the protests.
The chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder, ruled orally that Hasina was guilty on three counts: incitement, order to kill, and inaction to prevent atrocities, shown by “failing to take punitive actions against the perpetrators.” The Bangladeshi interim government has demanded that India abide by the extradition treaty so that it can carry out the sentence against Hasina, stating that “[p]roviding shelter to these convicts … will be considered an extremely unfriendly act and an affront to justice.” In response, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that it had “noted the verdict” and “remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh.” Bangladesh has previously requested that Hasina be extradited, without success.
Hasina rejected the verdict as “biased and politically motivated,” stating it intended to undermine her party, the Awami League, “as a political force.” She further stated that she had “no fair chance to defend myself in court” and challenged the interim government to bring the charges in the International Criminal Court. The interim government banned the Awami League in May.
The nationwide student protests of 2024 took place to demand reform to a quota system that reserved a proportion of government positions for war veterans and their descendants. A UN report estimated that clashes between students, security services, and elements of the Awami League resulted in “as many as 1,400 deaths,” with thousands injured. An interim government formed on August 8, 2024, following Hasina’s resignation. Elections are due to take place in February 2026.
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The chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder, ruled orally that Hasina was guilty on three counts: incitement, order to kill, and inaction to prevent atrocities, shown by “failing to take punitive actions against the perpetrators.” The Bangladeshi interim government has demanded that India abide by the extradition treaty so that it can carry out the sentence against Hasina, stating that “[p]roviding shelter to these convicts … will be considered an extremely unfriendly act and an affront to justice.” In response, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that it had “noted the verdict” and “remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh.” Bangladesh has previously requested that Hasina be extradited, without success.
Hasina rejected the verdict as “biased and politically motivated,” stating it intended to undermine her party, the Awami League, “as a political force.” She further stated that she had “no fair chance to defend myself in court” and challenged the interim government to bring the charges in the International Criminal Court. The interim government banned the Awami League in May.
The nationwide student protests of 2024 took place to demand reform to a quota system that reserved a proportion of government positions for war veterans and their descendants. A UN report estimated that clashes between students, security services, and elements of the Awami League resulted in “as many as 1,400 deaths,” with thousands injured. An interim government formed on August 8, 2024, following Hasina’s resignation. Elections are due to take place in February 2026.
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