Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in connection with the July killings, a case that has drawn intense national and international attention. Prosecutors presented several phone call recordings allegedly proving Hasina’s direct orders to law enforcement agencies, including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), to open fire on student protesters during the July uprising. The tribunal also convicted former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun. According to investigators, the recordings were retrieved from the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre’s database and involved conversations with former Dhaka South Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Maksud Kamal, and former minister Hasanul Haq Inu. The tribunal described the evidence as conclusive, marking a historic verdict against the exiled former leader currently residing in India.