Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was awarded death sentence by the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) after it found her guilty of crimes against humanity.

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The three-member bench, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, read the excerpts from the 453-page judgment today, convicting former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina of war crime and crime against humanity.

Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was awarded death sentence by the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) after it found her guilty of crimes against humanity.

Prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim today told reporters that, the portion of the judgment to be read out in court will be broadcast on Bangladesh Television, along with other private television channels. He added that only the part of the judgment read out by the tribunal will be aired, subject to final approval.

The live telecast of the first verdict in the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accused of genocide and crimes against humanity, drew a large crowd at the TSC of Dhaka University, organized by the Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu).