Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal Sentences Former PM to Death for Crimes Against Humanity

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Author:

Chloe Fontenelle

Volume:

41

Issue:

12

Abstract:

On November 17, the exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, was handed a death sentence after being convicted of crimes against humanity. In a trial conducted in absentia, a panel of three judges reviewed the case at the International Crimes Tribunal (‘ICT’ or ‘the Court’), the national domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh.