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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Bangladesh tribunal sentences seven senior Awami League leaders to death

Dhaka: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday sentenced to death seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League for crimes against humanity over their alleged roles in directing, inciting or facilitating violence during the 2024 student-led protests, dubbed the July Uprising.

The three-member tribunal (ICT-2) headed by Justice Mohammad Nazrul Islam Chowdhury delivered the verdict against the seven, who were tried in absentia.

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