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Exiled Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death in absentia

Exiled Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death in absentia

Summary

A Bangladeshi tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia. The court found her responsible for planning a crackdown on protests that resulted in around 1,400 deaths. Hasina is currently living in India.

Key Facts

  • A tribunal in Bangladesh made the ruling against Sheikh Hasina.
  • She was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
  • The charges were related to a violent suppression of protests last year.
  • Approximately 1,400 people died during these protests.
  • Sheikh Hasina is currently in exile in India.
  • The tribunal described her as the main planner of the crackdown.
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