The former prime minister was tried by a special tribunal after 1,400 died during a crackdown on unrest in 2024.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death by a special tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity in relation to the fatal crackdown on a student ...
Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for student crackdown
Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death in her absence on Monday at the end of a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a ...
Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over brutal protests crackdown
The former prime minister, who is living in exile in India, was tried in her absence over a deadly crackdown on protests last year.
Bangladesh sentences ousted leader Sheikh Hasina to death over students crackdown
Up to 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured, mostly by security forces’ gunfire, in the uprising last year, according to a United Nations report.
Protestors threaten to bulldoze ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s family home
Protestors threatened to bulldoze the home of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's father in Dhaka, as crowds demanded the death penalty for charges of crimes against humanity against ...
Dozens of religious pilgrims from India feared dead in Saudi bus accident
Dozens of Indian pilgrims are feared dead after a bus was in collision with a diesel tanker on Monday near the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Indian officials said.
Bangladesh urges India to hand over Sheikh Hasina after death sentence: ‘Providing refuge would be…’
The Bangladesh ministry cited an extradition agreement with India and said it was an “obligatory responsibility” for the country to hand over Hasina.
China expands desert nuclear test site as Trump revives nuclear tension
The quiet expansion of Beijing’s remote nuclear weapons complex, Lop Nur, points to years of preparation for a potential return to a Cold War-era arms race.
Business groups reaffirm long-term confidence in economy amid political turmoil
Leading Philippine business organizations, including FINEX, MBC and PCCI, reaffirm their commitment to the economy and their confidence in the country's strong long-term fundamentals despite recent ...