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.

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.

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

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was given a six-month jail sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for contempt of court, as reported by local media. The decision came from a three-judge panel led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder,

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was given her first conviction since exile, sentencing her to six months in prison for contempt over a leaked phone call threatening the judiciary.

Bangladesh's court sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to six months' imprisonment in absentia for contempt of court. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued the verdict on July 2, marking the first conviction since her fall from power amid a brutal student uprising in August 2024.

A three-member panel of the tribunal-1 (ICT), led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder sentenced Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

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.