Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on November 17, 2025, sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity linked to the deadly crackdown on student-led protests in 2024. The ruling marks a historic and controversial moment in the country’s political history.
The tribunal found Hasina guilty of ordering lethal force against demonstrators, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and ex-police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were also convicted in the same case.
Hasina, currently in exile in India, has dismissed the trial as politically motivated. Her Awami League party has been barred from contesting the upcoming elections, while the interim government under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has described the verdict as a step toward justice.
The judgment has heightened tensions in Bangladesh, with security forces on alert as the nation braces for possible unrest ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections.
