{"id":2393,"date":"2025-11-17T11:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:28:46","slug":"tension-high-as-bangladesh-tribunal-convicts-ex-pm-hasina-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2393","title":{"rendered":"Tension high as Bangladesh tribunal convicts ex-PM Hasina | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Bangladesh has beefed up security as trial mulls charges of crimes against humanity for Hasina \u2013 currently in exile in India \u2013 due to 2024 crackdown on protests that killed hundreds.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 17 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Tensions are high in Bangladesh as a tribunal has convicted fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Security was beefed up in the capital Dhaka and across the country as rival factions anticipated the ruling of the special tribunal, which was announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for Hasina, 78, who has been in exile in India since an uprising last year that killed hundreds of people and ended her 15-year rule.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations says up to 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured in a crackdown as Hasina tried to cling to power.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh has been led by an interim government since, and has been mired in political turmoil. Violence has marred campaigning for elections, expected in February 2026, that will choose a new government.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities and the military are braced for potential violence.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces have surrounded the court since the date of the verdict was set on Thursday, with armoured vehicles manning checkpoints.<\/p>\n<p>Dhaka Municipal Police spokesman Talebur Rahman said the force would remain on high alert, and that almost half the city\u2019s 34,000 police would be on duty on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"angaroo-court\">\u2018Kangaroo court\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Hasina defied court orders that she return from India to attend the trial. The former-PM\u2019s Awami League party has labelled the tribunal a \u201ckangaroo court\u201d and called for a nationwide shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>In a message to supporters, Hasina insisted that the allegations against her are false.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4111851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4111851\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4111851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-17T044334Z_92358859_RC24YHA89HFS_RTRMADP_3_BANGLADESH-POLITICS-HASINA-1763363562.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C514&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A man holds a poster in front of the court demanding the capital punishment ahead of the verdict on charges of crimes against humanity for a deadly crackdown on student-led protests in 2024 against the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 17, 2025.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4111851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man holds a poster in front of the court demanding capital punishment for Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 17, 2025 (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLet them issue a verdict. I don\u2019t care. God gave me life, God will take it, but I will keep working for the people of my country. I have lost my parents, my siblings, and they burned down my home,\u201d the former leader said, according to India\u2019s NDTV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am telling my party workers: Don\u2019t worry, it is a matter of time. I know you are suffering, we will not forget this, everything will be accounted for,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"use-lethal-weapons\">\u2018Use lethal weapons\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors have filed five charges against Hasina, including failure to prevent murder, which amount to crimes against humanity under Bangladeshi law.<\/p>\n<p>Secret phone call recordings, accessed by Al Jazeera, have revealed that Hasina \u201cissued an open order\u201d to \u201cuse lethal weapons\u201d on protesters and shoot \u201cwherever they find them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustice will be served according to the law,\u201d Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam told reporters when the verdict date was set last week.<\/p>\n<p>The trial has heard months of testimony alleging that the former leader ordered mass killings. Hasina has called the trial a \u201cjurisprudential joke\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Her co-accused include former Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal \u2013 also a fugitive \u2013 and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who is in custody and has pleaded guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Hasina was assigned a state-appointed lawyer for the trial, but she has refused to recognise the court\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-title-or-tagline\">Hasina\u2019s son, Sajeeb Wazed, who was also an adviser to her government, earlier predicted to reporters that his mother would be found guilty and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-title-or-tagline\">However, he added that Hasina is safe and will be protected by Indian security forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh has beefed up security as trial mulls charges of crimes against humanity for Hasina \u2013 currently in exile in India \u2013 due to 2024 crackdown on protests that killed hundreds. 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