'Crimes against humanity': Bangladesh sentences ex-Dhaka police chief, 2 officers to death

2026-01-26 - 21:53

Former Dhaka police chief and two ex-deputies have been sentenced to death by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity. Convicted in absentia, they were found guilty of leading a brutal crackdown on 2024 protests that led to hundreds of deaths and the ouster of then-PM Sheikh Hasina.