The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday convicted ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun of crimes against humanity for directing and enabling the deadly crackdown on the July–August 2024 student uprising.
The tribunal found that the three leaders exercised command responsibility over killings, torture, disappearances and arson carried out by security forces and ruling-party operatives, accepting prosecution claims that Hasina’s orders — including authorising helicopters, drones and lethal force — paved the way for systematic violence.
The judgement, delivered after months of proceedings and thousands of pages of evidence, marks the first time a former Bangladeshi prime minister has been convicted of crimes against humanity.
