A Bangladesh court convicted ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The prosecution had sought the death penalty for Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan. It did not recommend any penalty for a third suspect – a former police chief who became a state witness and pleaded guilty. Hasina and Asaduzzaman were tried in absentia for crimes against humanity for the killing of hundreds of people during a student-led uprising in July and August of 2024.…
Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina convicted of crimes against humanity
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