# Bangladesh court sentences seven Hasina allies to death

https://mins.news/en/item/59220

- DW, 2026-09-15 12:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/bangladesh-court-sentences-7-hasina-allies-to-death/a-79276131?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A Bangladesh court sentenced seven senior figures from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League to death in absentia for crimes against humanity linked to the deadly 2024 crackdown on anti-government protests. The verdict brings the number of death sentences in uprising-related cases to 22.

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