Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- For more than a decade, the International Crimes Tribunal symbolised Sheikh Hasina's pursuit of war-crimes justice. Now, that institution has become the arena of her gravest trial, as prosecutors argue she oversaw "killings, disappearances, and repression" when Bangladesh convulsed in July's Uprising.

The three-member tribunal-1, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, is scheduled to announce its verdict on Monday.

Apart from Hasina, the case names former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and the then IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun as defendants.

Among the three, only Mamun has admitted guilt and acted as a state witness. He remains in custody, while the other two are declared fugitives, with proceedings continuing i...