Earlier, on November 17 last year, Tribunal-1 sentenced Sheikh Hasina and Kamal to death by hanging along with life imprisonment, and ordered the confiscation of all their assets within the country. For these acts, Sheikh Hasina and Kamal were sentenced to life imprisonment. The first involved a phone conversation on July 18, 2024, between Sheikh Hasina, former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Fazle Noor Taposh, and Jasad president Hasanul Haq Inu. According to the verdict, Sheikh Hasina instructed the use of drones to identify protesters’ locations and ordered killings using helicopters and lethal weapons. For the offences under Charge No 2, Sheikh Hasina and Kamal were sentenced to death.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 13, 2026 08:49 UTC