India, Nov. 17 -- A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty in the case linked to alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 2024 uprising.

The court found the 78-year-old leader, who fled to India amid severe protests against her regime on August 5, 2024, guilty on three counts.

The verdict was pronounced after a month-long trial.

The International Crimes Tribunal found Hasina guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising.

Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was also awarded the death penalty, while former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who became a state witness, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment ...