"On Monday, the 78-year-old former prime minister was handed a death sentence in absentia over the brutal crackdown by her security forces on last year's student-led protests. More than 1,400 people were killed, many of them execution-style. list of 4 itemsend of list Hasina, who had fled to neighbouring India after she was forced out of power, has over the past year remained combative and unrepentant. On Monday, she responded to the verdict by the Bangladeshi International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) by acknowledging the deaths of hundreds of innocent people, but refused to take responsibility."
"For millions of Bangladeshis, the death sentence awarded to Hasina represents justice, even though India's likely refusal to extradite the former prime minister means that grieving families that lost loved ones to excesses under her rule will have to wait for closure. But for Bangladesh as a country, the verdict could serve as a moment for an even deeper shift if it chooses to now close the loop on the abuse of security forces, courts and other institutions of the state to target opponents and critics practices that Hasina perpetuated and came to represent."
Sheikh Hasina is a convicted fugitive who until August 2024 led Bangladesh for 15 years with iron-fisted rule. She received a death sentence in absentia over the brutal crackdown by security forces on student-led protests, in which more than 1,400 people were killed, many execution-style. Hasina fled to India, remained combative, acknowledged deaths but denied responsibility and called the verdict biased and politically motivated. Millions view the sentence as justice, but India's likely refusal to extradite her means families may lack closure. The verdict offers an opening for institutional reform to end abuses by security forces, courts and other state bodies.
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