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 former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court, marking the first time the Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court,

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.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to a six-month prison sentence on charges of contempt of court.

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.

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.