The prosecution has placed its appeal against the life sentence of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on the agenda of the Appellate Division’s Chamber Court. On November 27, the prosecution had announced its intention to appeal for a harsher sentence for the former prime minister. That day, Prosecutor Gazi M H Tamim said that Tribunal-1, on November 17, sentenced Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death on one charge and to life imprisonment on another. For these incidents, Sheikh Hasina and Kamal were sentenced to life imprisonment. For these incidents, Sheikh Hasina and Kamal were sentenced to death, and their assets were ordered to be confiscated for distribution among victims of the July movement.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2026 10:57 UTC