Bangladesh’s capital and major cities remained calm on Tuesday, despite a nationwide shutdown call by the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The call came after Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan were sentenced to death in absentia by the International Crimes Tribunal for their roles in the deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year.
The tribunal convicted Hasina, 78, on five counts of crimes against humanity, including ordering the use of helicopters, drones, and lethal weapons against protesters. She was also sentenced to life imprisonment for making inflammatory remarks. Khan received a similar death sentence. The former police chief, who pleaded guilty and testified against Hasina, was sentenced to five years in prison.
Hasina’s Awami League party dismissed the court proceedings as a “kangaroo court” and called for a nationwide shutdown on Monday. Violent clashes erupted between her supporters and security forces, with some attempting to demolish the home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s independence leader. In the northeastern Kishoreganj district, the residence of former president Abdul Hamid, a senior Awami League figure, was vandalized.
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