Hasina death verdict: Son calls ruling 'a joke and meaningless'; political storm grows
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a tribunal for "crimes against humanity" over her government's crackdown on a mass uprising. The tribunal accused her of murder, torture, and ordering the use of lethal weapons. Hasina, who fled to India, called the tribunal "rigged" and "politically motivated."
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a tribunal for "crimes against humanity" over her government's crackdown on a mass uprising. The tribunal accused her of murder, torture, and ordering the use of lethal weapons. Hasina, who fled to India, called the tribunal "rigged" and "politically motivated."
