Hasina convicted of crime against humanity Ousted premier found guilty on three counts Ruling delivered in absen
A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity on Monday, with cheers breaking out in the packed court as the judge read out the verdict.
Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial about whether she ordered a deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising last year that eventually ousted her.
The highly anticipated ruling, which was broadcast live on national television, came less than three months before the first
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