Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a top prosecutor said.

A tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of court for allegedly claiming she had a license to kill at least 227 people

Earlier in June, the ICT formally charged Sheikh Hasina with crimes against humanity related to her alleged role in orchestrating a brutal crackdown on nationwide protests during July and August 2024.

Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in jail by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in a contempt of court case, according to local media reports.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court by the International Crimes Tribunal, marking her first conviction since fleeing the country.

The sentence marks the first time that the ousted Awami League leader has been sentenced in any case since she fled the country around a year ago.

DHAKA: Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison by the International Crimes Tribunal in a contempt of court case, according to media reports.

Hasina has been facing multiple cases since she fled to India after deadly student-led protests in August, but it was the first time the former leader was sentenced in one of them. Shakil Akand Bulbul,

A tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison for contempt of court, the first verdict in any case against her since her government collapsed in August last year.