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Sheikh Hasina convicted of crimes against humanity Bangladesh tribunal | World News

insidetrack IndiaNovember 17, 2025

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Further details on the conviction are awaited. (AP Photo)

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) on Monday convicted ousted Prime Miner Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity, Reuters reported. The ruling capped a months-long trial that found she had ordered a deadly crackdown on a student-led protest movement last year. Verdicts for her co-accused, former home miner Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, are still pending.

Further details on the conviction are awaited.

PTI reported that prosecutors have sought the death penalty for all three.
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Security was intensified across Dhaka on Sunday after several crude bombs went off in the capital just hours before the tribunal was due to announce its decision. Reuters said no casualties were reported.

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