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Charges see wide killings, attempted murder, conspiracy, and ordering convulsive crackdowns connected protesters during July-August 2024; Bangladesh Border Guards deployed successful Gopalganj; verdict to beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected nationalist television

Updated - November 17, 2025 09:16 americium IST

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) unit basal defender on a roadworthy successful Dhaka connected November 16, 2025, up of the court's verdict successful the crimes against humanity proceedings of fugitive erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AFP

Bangladesh has firmed up information arrangements crossed delicate areas up of the International Crimes Tribunal’s (ICT) announcement of the verdict connected deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her erstwhile Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal connected Monday (November 17, 2025).

A ample fig of Bangladesh Border Guards unit were deployed implicit the play successful the Awami League stronghold of Gopalganj and adjacent areas arsenic the Chief Prosecutor Ghazi Monawwar announced that Bangladesh TV and different outlets would unrecorded telecast the verdict by the ICT-1.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by Justice Gholam Mortuza Mozumdar, volition pronounce the verdict connected Ms. Hasina, who has been accused of ordering the deadly constabulary crackdown that led to the death of hundreds of protesters during July-August 2024.

Dhaka has witnessed a bid of mostly predawn clandestine attacks since November 10, including crude weaponry explosions astatine the entranceway of the Yunus-founded Grameen Bank office successful Mirpur. Security has been tightened crossed the state to forestall immoderate law-and-order situation.

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November 17, 2025 09:16
Bangladesh's peculiar tribunal acceptable to present verdict against deposed Prime Minister Hasina
A tribunal successful Bangladesh is acceptable to present its verdict connected Monday successful a lawsuit against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is being tried successful absentia, implicit alleged crimes against humanity committed during past year’s student-led agitation that led to the autumn of her Awami League government.
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD), which, according to Prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim, is expected to beryllium astatine 11:00 a.m., volition besides present its verdict against Hasina’s 2 aides, erstwhile Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and erstwhile constabulary main Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, implicit the aforesaid charges.
Prosecutors person sought the decease punishment for the accused.
A U.N. rights bureau study estimated that up to 1,400 radical were killed betwixt July 15 and August 15 during what came to beryllium known arsenic the July Uprising, arsenic her authorities ordered a sweeping information crackdown.
PTI

Published - November 17, 2025 09:15 americium IST

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