Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE updates: Bangladesh asks India to hand over Sheikh Hasina; New Delhi vows ‘constructive engagement’

Nov 18, 2025 07:51 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: UN says verdict against Sheikh Hasina ‘important’ step for victims but regrets death penalty

The United Nations has said that the verdict against Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity is an “important moment” for the victims, but expressed regret over the imposition of the death penalty.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “fully” agrees with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on the position that “we stand against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances,” the UN chief’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing here on Monday.

Nov 18, 2025 05:50 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Calm but uneasy as Bangladesh shuts down a day after verdict on Hasina

Bangladesh remained calm but tense on Tuesday as security forces maintained strict control over major cities following the Awami League’s call for a nationwide shutdown. The shutdown was in protest against the death sentence handed down to the party’s chief and former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).

No violence was reported, but traffic in Dhaka and other cities was sparse, with most people choosing to stay indoors due to fears of unrest after Monday’s high-profile verdict. Offices and schools saw low attendance as uncertainty gripped the population.

Security forces, including police, Rapid Action Battalion, and paramilitary units, conducted continuous patrols, especially around government buildings, party offices, and major intersections. Checkpoints and barricades remained in place, with authorities maintaining tight security cordons in parts of the capital. (PTI)

Nov 18, 2025 05:37 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Hasina's death sentence 'internal affair' of Bangladesh, says China

China on Tuesday said the death sentence handed down to deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina is an "internal affair" of Dhaka, as it declined to offer any further comment on the development.

Nov 18, 2025 05:04 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death - what happens now

In a 453-page judgment delivered Monday, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) found Hasina, 78, and two co-accused guilty of allowing the use of lethal force against protesters and failing to prevent atrocities against them during last July’s protests.

Hasina’s 15-year-long rule over Bangladesh came to an abrupt end last July following months of protests against her over allegations of corruption and a deeply unpopular quota system for government jobs. She has since been living in exile in India.

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Nov 18, 2025 04:42 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: With former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s ICT conviction, a diplomatic test lies ahead of India

The crisis in Bangladesh is not a purely legal dilemma. Rather, it is a strategic question tied to India’s enduring political objectives of security, economic development, and political stability. The challenge for India is structural: It threatens the very foundations of cooperation painstakingly built over the years. The treaties and agreements, which once symbolised shared trust, now need re-interpretation under altered political circumstances. For example, while Dhaka has already requested extradition under the 2013 Extradition Treaty, India is neither mandated nor likely to comply.

Read the full opinion by Sanjay K Bhardwaj here

Nov 18, 2025 04:14 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Why was Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s ousted PM, sentenced to death?

Sheikh Hasina committed crimes against humanity by her incitement order, a Bangladesh tribunal said Monday while sentencing the Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister to death over her involvement a deadly crackdown in last year’s mass uprising that ended her 15-year rule. The verdict concluded a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on the student-led uprising.

“Accused prime minister Sheikh Hasina committed crimes against humanity by her incitement order and also failure to take preventive and punitive measures under charge 1,” Al Jazeera quoted the International Crimes Tribunal as saying.

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Nov 18, 2025 11:28 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Taslima Nasreen reacts to Sheikh Hasina's verdict, questions tribunal's judgement

Author Taslima Nasreen has reacted to the tribunal verdict of death sentence against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for charges of crimes against humanity in last year's student uprising.

In a post on X, Nasreen wrote, "The actions for which Hasina has been declared unjust by Yunus and his jihadi forces — when Yunus and those same jihadi forces commit the very same actions, they declare them to be just. When someone commits acts of sabotage and the current government orders them to be shot, the government does not call itself a criminal. So why is Hasina being considered a criminal for giving the order last July to shoot those who committed acts of sabotage?"

The actions for which Hasina has been declared unjust by Yunus and his jihadi forces — when Yunus and those same jihadi forces commit the very same actions, they declare them to be just.

When someone commits acts of sabotage and the current government orders them to be shot, the…
— taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) November 17, 2025

Nov 18, 2025 10:55 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Bangladesh's interim govt warns media against publishing statements of 'fugitive' Hasina

Bangladesh's interim government has warned all print, electronic and online media outlets to refrain from reporting statements issued by "convicted and fugitive" deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, citing concerns over national security and public order.

The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) in a press release issued on Monday claimed that Hasina's statements may contain directives or calls capable of inciting “violence, disorder and criminal activities” and disrupting social harmony, The Daily Star newspaper reported.

“We urge the media to act responsibly in the interest of national security,” the release said. The agency said it was “deeply concerned” that some media organisations were broadcasting and publishing remarks attributed to "convicted" and "fugitive" Hasina.

- PTI

Nov 18, 2025 10:44 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: UN says verdict against Hasina 'important' step for victims but regrets death penalty

The United Nations has said that the verdict against Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity is an “important moment” for the victims, but expressed regret over the imposition of the death penalty.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “fully” agrees with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on the position that “we stand against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances,” the UN chief's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing here on Monday.

Dujarric was responding to a question on the Secretary-General's reaction to a Bangladeshi court sentencing Hasina to death in absentia.

- PTI

Nov 18, 2025 09:34 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Bangladesh's home ministry urges India to return Hasina and Khan soon

In a statement after the verdict was announced by a tribunal court against Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Bangladesh's home ministry urged India to send both Hasina and Khan back soon.

"We urge the Indian government to immediately hand over these two convicts to the Bangladeshi authorities. It is also a legal obligation for India as per the existing extradition treaty between the two countries," it said.

Sheikh Hasina fled the country in August 2024 amid student-led uprising and is currently living in exile in New Delhi.

Nov 18, 2025 09:15 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: How has Sheikh Hasina responded to death sentence verdict by tribunal

In a statement on Monday, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina called the tribunal court's verdict sentencing her to death for crimes against humanity charges as "biased and politically motivated".

Hasina said, "We lost control of the situation, but to characterize what happened as a premeditated assault on citizens is simply to misread the facts," AP reported.

Hasina's party, Awami League, has called for a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday to protest against the verdict.

Nov 18, 2025 08:55 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: UN opposes death penalty for Sheikh Hasina but pushes for justice in Bangladesh

The United Nations has described the tribunal court's verdict sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death over charges of crimes against humanity as “an important moment for victims of the grave violations committed during the suppression of protests last year.”

The UN further added, "We regret that this trial conducted in absentia led to a capital punishment sentence, which we oppose in all circumstances."

#bangladesh: The guilty verdict against ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is an important moment for victims of the grave violations committed during the suppression of protests last year.

We regret that this trial conducted in absentia led to a capital punishment sentence, which… pic.twitter.com/iKzHnhROM6
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) November 17, 2025

Nov 18, 2025 07:58 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Arson attacks, violence reported since last week in Bangladesh amid Hasina's case

Nearly 50 arson attacks, mostly targeting vehicles, and dozens of crude bombs explosions were reported nationwide over the past week in Bangladesh. Two people were killed in the arson attacks, local media reported.

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death by a tribunal court for crimes against humanity charges over last year's student-led protests in the country.

Nov 18, 2025 07:03 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Khaleda Zia hails verdict against Hasina

The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia, who is the head of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), hailed the tribunal court's verdict of death sentence against Awami League supremo and ex-PM Sheikh Hasina. Zia and Hasina are considered to be political rivals.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a post on Facebook, said it wasn't just a verdict on Sheikh Hasina's crimes, but a “burial of all forms of dictatorship on this country’s soil.”

Nov 18, 2025 06:25 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: What has Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Hasina's verdict

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who was catapulted to the post after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country in August last year, said that the tribunal court's verdict offers justice to the thousands who were harmed in the uprising in 2024. "No one, regardless of power, is above the law," said Yunus.

"Ordering the use of lethal force against young people and children, whose only weapons were their voices, violated laws and the basic bond between government and citizens," Yunus added, AP reported.

Nov 18, 2025 05:13 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: How has India reacted to tribunal court's verdict of death sentence to Sheikh Hasina

After the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh announced a death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in crimes against humanity charges over last year's student-led protests, India's Ministry of External Affairs reacted to it and said that India has remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh.

"India has noted the verdict announced by the ‘International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh’ concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in that country. We will always engage constructively with all stakeholders to that end," the MEA statement read.

Our statement regarding the recent verdict in Bangladesh⬇️
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— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) November 17, 2025

Nov 18, 2025 01:59 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death: what happens now

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been convicted of “crimes against humanity” and sentenced to death by a tribunal that she herself set up in 2009 to allegedly go after political enemies. Read More

Nov 17, 2025 10:38 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Why was Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s ousted PM, sentenced to death? What Dhaka court said

Sheikh Hasina committed crimes against humanity by her incitement order, a Bangladesh tribunal said Monday while sentencing the Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister to death over her involvement a deadly crackdown in last year’s mass uprising that ended her 15-year rule. The verdict concluded a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on the student-led uprising. Read More

Nov 17, 2025 07:30 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: ‘No fair chance to defend myself’: Sheikh Hasina says as she is sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was awarded death sentence by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) after it found her guilty of crimes against humanity. Following the ruling, Hasina said that she was “given no fair to defend” herself in court. Read More

Nov 17, 2025 05:58 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: MEA reacts to Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence: ‘India remains committed to the best interests of people of Bangladesh’

After Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) awarded the death sentence to the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, New Delhi said that India has remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, adding that it will “always engage constructively with all stakeholders.” Since her ouster in August 2024, Hasina has been living in exile in New Delhi. Read More

Nov 17, 2025 05:42 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: India notes Bangladesh verdict on Sheikh Hasina, commits to Bangladesh people's interests

Foreign Ministry has noted the verdict concerning former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, stating that India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, according to Reuters.

Nov 17, 2025 05:38 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Why was Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s ousted PM, sentenced to death? What Dhaka court said

Sheikh Hasina committed crimes against humanity by her incitement order, a Bangladesh tribunal said Monday while sentencing the Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister to death over her involvement a deadly crackdown in last year’s mass uprising that ended her 15-year rule.

The verdict concluded a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on the student-led uprising. Read More

Nov 17, 2025 05:25 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Death sentence Hasina is a 'historic verdict', says Bangladesh interim govt

Bangladesh's interim government, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, has called the death sentence awarded to ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a "historic verdict", adding that its significance is "profound," BBC reported.

Hasina fled Bangladesh in August 2024 and has been living in exile in New Delhi since then.

Nov 17, 2025 04:55 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Bangladesh Interim government asks Indian govt to hand over Hasina

Bangladesh's interim government, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, has asked the Indian Government to hand over the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal as part of extradition treaty between New Delhi and Dhaka, news agency Reuters reported. Hasina fled Bangladesh in August 2024 and has been living in exile in New Delhi since then.

Nov 17, 2025 04:45 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Unrest in Dhaka streets following verdict

After Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) delivered its verdict, awarding death sentence to former PM Sheikh Hasina, tear gas was deployed in the streets of Dhaka, the BBC reported.

Nov 17, 2025 04:22 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Death sentence for Hasina is 'historic verdict', Bangladesh's interim government says

Bangladesh's interim government called Monday's death sentence for former PM Sheikh Hasina a "historic verdict" and warned that any attempt to create chaos and disorder would be dealt with strictly, as per Reuters.

Nov 17, 2025 03:55 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: 'Hasina's sentence will be effective from day of arrest,' says Bangladesh's attorney general

According to the BBC, Bangladesh's attorney general said Sheikh Hasina's sentence will be effective from the day of arrest.

Hasina was tried in absentia by a special tribunal. Her state-appointed lawyer Mohammad Amir Hossain cannot even appeal because his clients are absent.

Nov 17, 2025 03:47 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Why was Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death and what led to this day?

Sheikh Hasina committed crimes against humanity by issuing an incitement order, International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) said while sentencing the Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister to death over her involvement in a deadly crackdown in last year’s mass uprising that ended her 15-year rule.

The uprising, which began in July 2024, was rooted in public resentment towards the quota system in Bangladesh.

Since its war of independence from Pakistan in 1971, the country had always reserved 30% of all civil service roles for veterans and their descendants.

Sheikh Hasina's government had scrapped the quota system in 2018, but a lower court reinstated it in 2024, sparking the protests, following which the government imposed a curfew.

The Supreme Court's Appellate Division directed that 93% of government jobs be open to candidates on merit, as protests turned deadly. However, uprising spiraled in into a revolution leading to her ouster on August 5.

Nov 17, 2025 02:57 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: 'Trial was politically motivated,' former PM Hasina alleges rigged tribunal

As Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) awarded the death sentence to the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the ousted leader alleged that the trial was politically motivated and said, "Verdicts announced against me were made by a rigged tribunal established and presided over by an unelected government with no democratic mandate...I was given no fair chance to defend myself in court," news agency Reuters reported.

"I am not afraid to face my accusers in a proper tribunal where evidence can be weighed, tested fairly...We lost control of the situation but cannot characterise what happened as premeditated assault on citizens," she added.

Nov 17, 2025 02:52 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Hasina says she was not given a 'fair chance to defend'

Bangladesh ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now convicted of crimes against humanity, said that she was "given no fair to defend" herself in court, reported Reuters.

Nov 17, 2025 02:49 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Major events leading up to Hasina’s death verdict

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday after a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year, Reuters reported. The country of 170 million has struggled with instability since Hasina fled to India in August 2024 at the peak of the protests.

According to Reuters, the protests erupted in July 2024 when the Students Against Discrimination group escalated its demand from job quota reforms to Hasina’s resignation. Hundreds were killed and thousands injured in clashes with security forces and Awami League supporters. Hasina fled to India on 5 August, hours before protesters stormed her residence, and has remained in New Delhi since. An interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, 85, took charge, tasked with restoring order and preparing elections. While it pledged major institutional reforms, including restoring a non-partisan caretaker system and overhauling the Election Commission, Reuters noted that progress has been slow, with deeper reforms stuck amid political disagreements. Elections are planned for early February, Yunus has said. Reuters reported that Yunus’s administration faces pressure to deliver reforms while conducting early polls.

Tensions have grown over the suspension of the Awami League’s registration, which effectively bars it from contesting, raising concerns over the legitimacy of the upcoming vote. Critics also accuse the government of favouring the newly formed National Citizen Party, a claim officials deny. Human Rights Watch told Reuters that some authoritarian practices have ended, but warned of arbitrary detentions, mass arrests and politically motivated cases targeting Hasina supporters. Mob violence remains widespread, with at least 261 deaths between August 2024 and October 2025, according to Ain o Salish Kendra. The government denies allegations of abuse. A reform blueprint known as the July Declaration proposes major constitutional changes, greater women’s representation, term limits for the prime minister, stronger presidential powers and judicial independence. Reuters reported that Yunus plans a national referendum alongside the February election on implementing the charter, which could later be incorporated into the constitution depending on parliamentary approval.

(With inputs from Reuters)

Nov 17, 2025 02:41 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Cheers erupt in court as Hasina death sentence announced

According to the BBC, as the death sentence for Sheikh Hasina was announced, people inside and outside the courtroom broke into cheers. A small group began chanting slogans calling for the convicted to be hanged. The clapping inside lasted only a few seconds before the judges asked everyone to maintain decorum.

Nov 17, 2025 02:34 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Hasina is sentenced to death

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year, reported Reuters.

Nov 17, 2025 01:57 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: The rise and fall of Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, first rose to prominence as a pro-democracy figure in the 1980s when she joined opposition parties against military rule. She was elected to office for the first time in 1996. Her second term, which began in 2009, drew controversy as critics accused her government of extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances and suppressing dissent, reported BBC, a stark contrast to her earlier image as a defender of multi-party democracy.

Hasina has described the deaths during last year’s anti-government protests as “tragic”, but has firmly rejected claims that she personally ordered security forces to open fire before she fled the country. Her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, led Bangladesh’s 1971 independence movement and became the nation’s first president. He was assassinated in 1975 along with most of their family, with only Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana surviving because they were abroad.

Known for her political resilience, Hasina has previously faced multiple arrests and assassination attempts, reported BBC.

Nov 17, 2025 01:41 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Only one of the three accused appears in court

Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun is the sole defendant present in court today. He pleaded guilty in July over his role in last year’s uprising and has provided testimony as a witness for the state.

The two others, Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (now convicted) and former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal were not in court, reported BBC.

Nov 17, 2025 01:36 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina convicted in students crackdown case

A Bangladesh court convicted ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year, reported Reuters.

Nov 17, 2025 01:28 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Former US ambassador says significance of Hasina verdict is 'huge'

Former US Ambassador to Bangladesh James Moriarty told the BBC that the significance of today’s verdict for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is huge. He said the Awami League was able to stay in power for 15 years, calling it an “unprecedented” period for a single party since Bangladesh’s independence in 1971. Moriarty said Hasina’s party amended the constitution and changed the legal system in order to build a one-party state, but added that this is now shifting as a debate begins about what Bangladesh will look like in the future.

He said, according to BBC, that there will be some violence if a guilty verdict is delivered, though he does not expect it to escalate. If Hasina is acquitted, Moriarty said there will be huge protests because “there is a little bit of bloodlust right now in Bangladesh”.

Nov 17, 2025 01:23 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Crowded courtroom awaits key verdict in Hasina case

According to the BBC, more than a hundred people have filled the courtroom of the International Crimes Tribunal as they wait for the verdict and sentencing of Bangladesh’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The space is packed with advocates, relatives of those killed during the July protests, and members of the Bangladeshi media. Sheets listing the five charges against Hasina are being passed around the room.

Nov 17, 2025 01:18 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Proceedings expected to take around two hours

According to the BBC, the court is likely to take about two hours to deliver both the verdict and the sentence. The courtroom is full, with dozens of lawyers and family members waiting anxiously for the announcement.

Nov 17, 2025 01:16 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Visuals from outside the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)

Visuals shared by ANI on X show scenes outside the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) ahead of the verdict.

#watch pic.twitter.com/os5ByqTkgy

— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2025

Nov 17, 2025 01:11 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Hasina verdict reportedly spans 453 pages

According to the BBC, the tribunal’s judgement runs to 453 pages, though it is not yet clear whether the entire document will be read out in court. Proceedings have already begun, and the chief prosecutor said that delivering the verdict will take at least an hour.

Nov 17, 2025 01:04 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Stun grenades used at Dhaka protest as troops move in

Police fired stun grenades on Monday to break up crowds marching towards a property linked to Sheikh Hasina’s family, as soldiers began taking positions on the streets, BBC reported. A sizeable group had gathered at Dhanmondi 32, the former residence of the ousted leader’s father and a recent flashpoint for demonstrations. A heavy police presence is attempting to push protesters back.

Nov 17, 2025 12:55 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Bangladesh Tribunal begins delivering verdict against ousted PM Hasina

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) on Monday began delivering its verdict in the case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is being tried in absentia over alleged crimes against humanity committed during last year's student-led agitation that led to the fall of her Awami League government.

The three-member tribunal will also pronounce its judgement against Hasina's two aides, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, over the same charges. Mamun was produced before the tribunal.

Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for the accused.

(PTI)

Nov 17, 2025 12:53 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: More on Hasina's Facebook audio message

In an audio message posted on the Awami League’s Facebook page, Hasina dismissed the allegations as “entirely false”, calling the case part of a “meticulous design” by interim government chief Yunus. “Let them try me, I don’t care… The verdict will not be able to gouge my mouth,” she said. She also cited Article 7(B) of Bangladesh’s Constitution, arguing those who forcibly remove elected representatives “will be punished”. The interim government, however, maintains that the verdict – “whatever it is” – will be carried out, PTI reported.

Nov 17, 2025 12:25 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Hearing begins in Sheikh Hasina's verdict trial in tribunal court

The hearing in the International Crimes Tribunal regarding verdict in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's case has begun in Dhaka, AP reported.

Nov 17, 2025 12:05 PM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Armed forces surround Bangladesh court premises

Security forces have been deployed in the premises and in the surrounding area of the tribunal court premises where the verdict in former PM Sheikh Hasina would be announced.

Policemen stand guard outside International Crimes Tribunal after security has been beefed up across the country ahead of an expected verdict against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo)

Nov 17, 2025 11:57 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: How many assassination attempts Sheikh Hasina has survived in her political career

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has survived at least 19 assassination attempts during her political career since 1981, Associated Press reported. After protests in Dhaka turned violent, Hasina fled the country in August 2024 for New Delhi where she currently resides in exile.

Hasina, in the audio message released ahead of the verdict, urged her supporters not be "nervous" about the verdict which is set to be pronounced on Monday by a tribunal court.

Nov 17, 2025 11:36 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Ahead of Hasina's court verdict, son warns of Bangladesh violence if party ban stays

The son and adviser of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that supporters of her Awami League would block February’s national election if a ban on the party was not lifted, warning that protests could escalate into violence.

Sajeeb Wazed's remarks to Reuters came a day before a Dhaka court was due to deliver a televised verdict that is expected to convict Hasina, 78, in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity for a deadly crackdown on student-led protests in 2024. She denies wrongdoing and says the case is politically motivated.

"We know exactly what the verdict is going to be. They're televising it. They're going to convict her, and they'll probably sentence her to death. What can they do to my mother? My mother is safe in India. India is giving her full security," Wazed said, who resides in Washington DC.

- Reuters

Nov 17, 2025 11:22 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: 'Public will do justice on Bangladesh soil,' says Sheikh Hasina in audio ahead of verdict

Ahead of the verdict against her in a tribunal court in Dhaka, ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina released an audio where she called for the public to do justice on Bangladesh soil.

"I have faith that people will show this corrupt Yunus and his aides that Bangladesh knows how to turn around. One day, the public will do justice on Bangladesh soil. So, there’s no need to be scared. I am still alive, and will be so, will work for the welfare of people and bring these criminals to book," Hasina said.

The Awami League supremo added, "They banned Awami League. They bar its electoral politics and want to finish it off by intimidating and attacking its leaders and workers. But this is not easy. The party rose from the grassroots and from among people, and not from the pocket of some usurper of power."

Nov 17, 2025 11:10 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Hearing in court to begin in 10 minutes

Hearing in the International Crimes Tribunal is set to begin in another 10 minutes as the court would pronounce its verdict on case against former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.

Nov 17, 2025 11:06 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Dhaka’s police chief issues 'shoot on sight' order if anyone attempts to torch vehicles

Dhaka’s police chief Sheikh Mohammad Sazzat Ali has issued a "shoot on sight" order ahead of the verdict against former PM Sheikh Hasina, if anyone attempts to torch vehicles or throws crude bombs.

The directives were issued after at least 50 arson attacks, mostly targeting vehicles and through crude bombs, took place in the capital city since last week, AP reported.

Nov 17, 2025 10:52 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: How many casualties occurred during the violent protests in Bangladesh last year

During the violent protests in Bangladesh last year, a United Nations report in February this year said that about 1,400 people may have been killed in the violence. However, Bangladesh's health adviser under the current interim government has said that more than 800 people were killed and about 14,000 were injured, AP reported.

Nov 17, 2025 10:38 AM IST

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: What are the charges against Sheikh Hasina, Kamal and Mamun

The International Crimes Tribunal is all set to announce the verdict on Monday against five charges of crimes against humanity which have been brought against former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.

Here is the list of charges levelled against Hasina by the prosecution:

Coordinated attacks, provocative speech and a failure to act

Ordering the use of live ammunition, helicopters and drones to contain the protest

Killing of six students in Dhaka's Chankharpul area on August 5, 2024

Killing of student activist Abu Sayeed during protests in July last year

Killing and burning of at least six men in the city of Ashulia

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