Sheikh Hasina, the ousted former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death by a special tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity in relation to the fatal crackdown on a student uprising last year that led to the end of her 15-year rule.

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,

Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan face multiple charges of crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in the violent July–August 2024 student uprising, including murder, torture,