Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity | The World | ABC News
Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been handed a death sentence for the ordering of a deadly crackdown on a student-led protest in 2024. Hasina was absent from the proceedings when a court found her guilty of crimes against humanity. Professor Sreeradha Datta from the Jindal School of International Affairs tells The World’s Girish Sawlani the “harsh” verdict was expected given the amount of evidence that had been gathered in the last year.
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