Sheikh Hasina formally indicted in crimes against humanity cases in Bangladesh: Reports

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Monday (July 7, 2025) set July 10, 2025 to determine whether charges will be framed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides.

Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun are accused in the case over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising last year.

Sheikh Hasina,Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were charged with five counts of crimes against humanity on June 1.

The prosecution pressed formal charges against the deposed Prime Minister, the former Home Minister, and the former top cop for murder, attempted murder, torture, and use of lethal weapons, among others.

On Wednesday last week, Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison in absentia in a contempt of court case by the ICT. It marks the first time that the 77-year-old Awami League leader has been sentenced in any case since she left office in August last year.

According to a UN rights office report, up to 1,400 people were killed between July 15 and August 15 last year as Ms. Hasina's government ordered a security crackdown on protesters.

Most leaders of the Awami League and Ministers and several officials of the past regime were arrested or were on the run at home and abroad as the interim government initiated their trial for brutal actions to tame the uprising last year, which led to the toppling of the nearly 16-year Awami League regime on August 5 and forced Sheikh Hasina to leave the country for India.