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Coverage dated November 16, 2025

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction

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By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent suppression of student protests last year that led to the collapse of her government.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent suppression of student protests last year that led to the collapse of her government.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Bangladesh's ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    A tribunal in Dhaka sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death for her involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters last year. She fled to India and was sentenced in absentia.

  3. The World from PRX

    Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister sentenced to death (opens The World from PRX)

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    A special tribunal in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has found ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year, and has sentenced her to death.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Bangladesh's ex-PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Bangladeshi judges have found former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent repression of anti-government protests in 2024. DW has the latest.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on student uprising (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The International Crimes Tribunal passed sentence on Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan for their involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Ousted Prime Minister Sentenced To Death After Months-Long Trial (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death in absentia Monday by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal.

  7. New York Post

    Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for ordering deadly student crackdown: ‘Historic verdict’ (opens New York Post)

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    Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death in her absence on Monday at the end of a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

  8. The Week

    Sheikh Hasina: why ousted Bangladesh PM has been sentenced to death (opens The Week)

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    The country’s longest-serving leader spearheaded a ‘ruthless, state-led crackdown’ of protestors in 2024, and faces extradition from India

  9. Los Angeles Times

    Bangladesh's ousted leader sentenced to death for crackdown on student uprising (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The International Crimes Tribunal based in Dhaka, the capital, sentenced Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death for their involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters.

  10. Digital Journal

    Bangladesh's Hasina: from PM to crimes against humanity convict (opens Digital Journal)

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    Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina, whose autocratic rule was ended by a mass uprising she tried to crush, had her downfall sealed on Monday when she was

  11. Breitbart News

    Ousted Bangladeshi PM Hasina Sentenced to Death in Absentia (opens Breitbart News)

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    Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, a Dhaka war crimes court ruled.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found

  13. NBC News

    Bangladesh sentences ousted leader Sheikh Hasina to death over students crackdown (opens NBC News)

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    A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a monthslong trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

  14. The Guardian

    Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity (opens The Guardian)

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    Hasina sentenced in absentia by court in Dhaka over deadly crackdown on student-led uprising last year

  15. The Conversation US

    Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death (opens The Conversation US)

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    Landmark ruling cites UN evidence of coordinated state killings as Dhaka confronts its deadliest crackdown in decades.

  16. Digital Journal

    Bangladesh ex-PM sentenced to death for crimes against humanity (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, with cheers breaking out in the packed

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