Bangladesh court sentences Ex-PM Hasina to death A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity linked to a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising that ended her rule in August 2024. The courtroom erupted in cheers as Judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder delivered the judgment, which was broadcast live nationwide. Hasina, 78, defied orders to return from India to face trial, which examined whether she authorised mass killings during efforts to suppress the protests that toppled her government. The...