Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death

Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death.

It comes after the 78-year-old was found guilty of ordering lethal force in a crackdown on a student-led uprising that ended her 15-year rule.

The former leader, who is now exiled in India, was tried in absentia by the Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) after the United Nations said up to 1,400 people may have been killed in last year's violence.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/former-bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-sentenced-to-death-after-hundreds-killed-in-crackdown-13471521

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Post from Sky News on November 17, 2025

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