- By Ajeet Kumar
- Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:37 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison in a contempt of court case- marking the first time when the ousted Awami League leader has been sentenced in any case since she fled and reached India.
The verdict was issued on Wednesday by a three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, The Dhaka Tribune reported.
In the same verdict, the tribunal sentenced Shakil Akand Bulbul of Gobindaganj in Gaibandha to two months in prison. This marks the first time that the ousted Awami League leader has been sentenced in any case since she left office and fled the country 11 months ago.
Notably, Hasina has been facing multiple charges, including alleged crimes against humanity during the student-led uprising in July-August 2024. The formal charges state that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the mastermind behind the inhumane acts such as crimes against humanity, murders, and burning of bodies across the country during the movement to overthrow the government in 2024. These crimes were organised on her orders. Sheikh Hasina's Bangladesh Awami League, one of the largest political parties in Bangladesh, rejected the trial, calling it a mockery.
Bangladesh interim government led by Muhammad Yunus earlier banned the activities of Awami League and its affiliated organisations to conduct the trial smoothly.