Bangladesh's Fugitive Ex-Leader Sentenced to Six Months for Contempt of Court

Bangladesh's ousted leader sentenced to six months over a claim she had a license to kill

A special tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of court for allegedly claiming she had a license to kill at least 227 people.

Awami League protests 'unlawful' sentencing of Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka: The Awami League has expressed its strongest protest and outrage against the “unlawful and unconstitutional” six-month prison sentence handed down in a “false and farcical case” against former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In a statement issued, the Awami League strongly condemned and rejected the “illegal and unconstitutional sentence” against Hasina, daughter of the Father of the Nation — Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Internati…

Bangladesh tribunal sentences Hasina to jail for contempt over a claim she had a license to kill

A tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of court for allegedly claiming she had a license to kill at least 227 people.

Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina sentenced to six months in contempt case

Bangladesh’s interim government says the conviction shows commitment to justice.

Bangladesh's fugitive ex-leader Hasina sentenced to six months

Court convicts ex-premier of contempt of court.Case centred around comments she made after ouster. Shakil Bulbul sentenced to two months in same case.Bangladesh on Wednesday convicted fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of contempt...

Sheikh Hasina sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court

This is the first time that the ousted prime minister has been sentenced in a case since she fled the country in August 2024.