Earlier, on December 15, the state filed an appeal seeking enhancement of the sentences awarded to Sheikh Hasina and Kamal in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising centred on the anti-discrimination student movement. Prosecutor Tamim said that on November 17, Tribunal-1 delivered its verdict in the case, sentencing Sheikh Hasina and Kamal to life imprisonment on one charge and death on another. On November 17, the tribunal sentenced Sheikh Hasina and Kamal to death by hanging along with life imprisonment and ordered confiscation of all their properties in the country. For these incidents, Hasina and Kamal were sentenced to life imprisonment. For these incidents, Sheikh Hasina and Kamal were sentenced to death.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 11, 2026 10:41 UTC