Bangladesh's deposed PM Hasina sentenced by ICT to six months in contempt case

Bangladesh’s deposed premier curate Sheikh Hasina was connected Wednesday (July 2, 2025) sentenced to six months successful situation by the International Crimes Tribunal successful a contempt of tribunal case, according to media reports.

A three-member sheet of the tribunal-1 (ICT), led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the bid aft reviewing a leaked telephone speech involving the ousted Awami League person that circulated connected societal media past year, The Daily Star paper reported.

It marks the archetypal clip that 72-year-old Ms. Hasina has been sentenced successful immoderate lawsuit since she near bureau successful August 2024.

In the audio clip, the ousted premier is allegedly heard telling erstwhile Gobindaganj upazila president and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) person Shakil Akand Bulbul, "I person had 227 cases filed against me, truthful I person received a licence to termination 227 people."

The tribunal considered the connection contemptuous and a nonstop effort to undermine the court.

The tribunal besides convicted and sentenced Mr. Bulbul to 2 months' imprisonment, the state-run BSS quality bureau reported.

In its judgment, the tribunal said the sentences would travel into effect from the time of their apprehension oregon surrender, it added.

Multiple cases

Ms. Hasina faces multiple cases successful Bangladesh aft being ousted on August 5 last twelvemonth pursuing a major student-led agitation successful the country, which forced her to fly Dhaka.

After Ms. Hasina's ouster, the 84-year-old Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took implicit arsenic the caput of an interim government successful Bangladesh successful August past year.

Most leaders of the Awami League and ministers of the past regime, including respective officials, were arrested oregon were connected the tally astatine location and overseas arsenic the authorities initiated their proceedings for brutal actions to tame the uprising, leaving respective 100 people, including students, dead.

Ms. Hasina and her authorities leaders are being prosecuted successful Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, formed successful 2010 for trying hardened collaborators of Pakistani troops during the 1971 Liberation War connected charges similar crimes against humanity.