India, Nov. 18 -- Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on Monday after a tribunal court found her guilty of committing "crimes against humanity" during the student uprising of 2024. While the verdict brings joy and relief to the families of those who were killed due to police brutality, the verdict comes as Hasina continues to remain in exile in India.

Along with Sheikh Hasina, former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was also given the death sentence. Meanwhile, former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was given a lenient sentence of five years in prison due to his cooperation with the investigation and pleading guilty in July.

The verdict, which was read by Judge Golam Mort...