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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail in contempt case
The Island
|July 03, 2025
Bangladesh's deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in jail in connection with a contempt of court case by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
The verdict against Hasina was issued by a three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder. The tribunal also sentenced Shakil Akand Bulbul of Gobindaganj
This story is from the July 03, 2025 edition of The Island.
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