Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina: From political dominance to death sentence

November 17, 2025 3:56 PM

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina: From political dominance to death sentence

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, sentenced to death in absentia on Monday for her deadly crackdown on student protesters last year, has been a dominant figure in the South Asian nation for half a century, a career rooted in bloodshed. Thrust into prominence with the assassination of her father, independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and much of her family in a military coup, Hasina early on fought for democracy, but her long reign as prime minister became marked by arrests of opposition leader...

Bangladesh crimes tribunal issues arrest warrant for Sheikh Hasina and 45 Awami League leaders

October 17, 2024 4:42 PM

Bangladesh crimes tribunal issues arrest warrant for Sheikh Hasina and 45 Awami League leaders

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 senior leaders of the Awami League, citing their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the student-led uprising against her government in July and August. The tribunal, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumdar, has directed authorities to present Hasina and the other accused before the court by November 18, according to chief prosecutor Muhammad Taju...