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Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India, was convicted in absentia of crimes against humanity in connection with a bloody crackdown on protests last year.
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, has been sentenced to death by a special tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity over the killing of hundreds of people during a student-led uprising in July and August of 2024. BBC correspondent Arunoday Mukharji joins CBS News with more.
A Bangladeshi tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity.
There were cheers in court as Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death.
Bangladesh's court sentences ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death for ordering a deadly crackdown during 2024 protests, as the country braces for elections and reform challenges.
The former prime minister was tried by a special tribunal after 1,400 died during a crackdown on unrest in 2024.
The ruling is the most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades and comes months ahead of parliamentary elections expected to be held in early February.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death over a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests last year.
