Hasina is being tried in absentia for crimes against humanity for a violent crackdown on student protests last year.
Hasina is being tried in absentia for crimes against humanity for a violent crackdown on student protests last year.
By Nadim Asrar and Zaheena Rasheed
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Live footage shows people in the courtroom cheering and clapping as the court issued the death sentence for Hasina.
Former PM Sheikh Hasina was tried in absentia for her government's deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year.
The International Crimes Tribunal found Sheikh Hasina guilty on all five counts of crimes against humanity
Hasina, who has been in exile in India, was tried in absentia.
The former prime minister was tried by a special tribunal after 1,400 died during a crackdown on unrest in 2024.
Hasina has been living in exile in India after fleeing Bangladesh last year following protests that began as a student movement
Former PM Sheikh Hasina was tried in absentia for her government's deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year.
