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Namibia: Bangladesh tribunal sentences fugitive ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death – News

Namibia: Bangladesh tribunal sentences fugitive ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death – News

Africa Links 24 with Aljazeera
Published on 2025-11-17 16:47:57

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

The International Crimes Tribunal in capital Dhaka, which tried Hasina (78) and two others on charges related to crimes against humanity, handed down the sentence on Monday.

The United Nations says up to 1 400 people were killed and thousands injured as Hasina’s government…

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