Bangladeshi judges have found former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent repression of anti-government protests in 2024.

A court in Bangladesh sentenced ousted PM Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday after concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last...

Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said,

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus hailed a special tribunal's verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aide.

Minutes after the ruling, the party accused “extremist elements within the interim government” of driving a “brazen and murderous agenda.”

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday urged India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal after both were sentenced to death for their role in the...

Bangladesh maintains that Hasina must face the legal consequences outlined by the tribunal and has pressed India to act in accordance.

For PM Modi, the diplomatic crisis accentuates as the indicted challenges from Indian soil By Nitya Chakraborty   Bangladesh plunged into a fresh turbulence on Monday, November 17 after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) announced its verdict sentencing to death former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for” crimes against humanity” committed during last year’s student […]

In its written order, the tribunal stated that Hasina was fully aware of the killings carried out during the protests and had authorised actions that resulted in loss of life.

Yunus said the conviction and sentencing “affirm a fundamental principle” of accountability that applies even to those who once held the highest authority in the country.

The prosecution has sought the maximum punishment for all three--ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina is currently in hiding in neighbouring India.

Chaotic clashes broke out in Dhaka on Monday after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death, with police using batons, tear gas and sound grenades on protesters. The violence...

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the verdict on Sheikh Hasina and appealed to India for "immediately" handing her and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal over to Bangladeshi authorities, the Ministry said in a statement on Monday. World News | Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Responds to Verdict on Former PM Sheikh Hasina.

Hasina's continued stay in New Delhi also means the extradition request from Dhaka remains unexecuted, giving her legal space as long as India does not act on it.

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, on Monday, hailed a special tribunal's verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aide, saying the ruling affirmed a fundamental principle - "no one, regardless of power, is above the law."

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Bangladesh has urged India on Monday to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, as reported by Reuters. World News | Bangladesh Urges India to Extradite Former PM Sheikh Hasina, Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal: Reports.

A Bangladesh court has sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.