Guwahati, July 2 -- Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison for contempt of court, according to media reports.

Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder led the three-member panel of Tribunal-1 that issued the verdict after reviewing a leaked phone call involving the ousted Awami League leader.

The phone conversation, which surfaced on social media last year, reportedly featured Hasina making a controversial statement to former Gobindaganj upazila chairman and ex-Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Akand Bulbul.

In the clip, Hasina allegedly said, "I have had 227 cases filed against me, so I have received a licence to kill 227 people."

A forensic report by a go...