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Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over deadly crackdown

The former prime minister was tried in absentia for the killing of hundreds of people during a student-led uprising last year.

Published: 8:18pm, 17 Nov 2025

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Fugitive former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on November 17, 2025, by a special tribunal investigating her role in a deadly crackdown on protesters that left some 1,400 dead. Hasina, who fled Dhaka for a life in exile in India, slammed the verdict as “biased and politically motivated”. Bangladeshi authorities said the death sentence would be effective as soon as she is arrested.

Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over deadly crackdown

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The former prime minister was tried in absentia for the killing of hundreds of people during a student-led uprising last year.

The former prime minister was tried in absentia for the killing of hundreds of people during a student-led uprising last year.