Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, a Dhaka war crimes court ruled on Monday.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Hasina, 78, was found guilty of having directed the nation’s army to kill anti-government protests in 2024, leaving some 1,400 dead according to U.N. estimates. Hasina resigned from her position in August and fled Bangladesh towards India, where she has remained since — as a result, she was tried in court and given the death penalty in absentia.
Siddiq has not publicly commented on the death sentence against her aunt at press time.
In addition to Hasina, former…
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