Bangladesh is on high alert as a special tribunal in Dhaka prepares to deliver its verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is being tried in absentia for crimes against humanity. The 78-year-old leader, along with two senior officials, faces accusations of orchestrating a violent crackdown on student-led protests last year over a controversial government job quota system that left around 1,400 people dead. Arrest warrants were issued in June after Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan failed to appear in court. Formal charges were framed on July 10, and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun confessed the same day, agreeing to testify for the prosecution. The tribunal heard testimony from August 3 to October 8, followed by final arguments in mid-October. The verdict, scheduled for November 17, is expected to have significant political and social implications for the country.
A special tribunal in capital Dhaka is expected to announce a verdict today against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is being tried in absentia for crimes against humanity over a violent crackdown on student-led protests. The 78-year-old, al
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