7 leaders from ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's party sentenced to death

A Bangladesh tribunal sentenced seven leaders from former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League to death in absentia for their role in crackdown on the 2024 student-led uprising. They were convicted of crimes against humanity. The leaders are Obaidul Quader, Mohammad Ali Arafat, AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, Saddam Hussain and Sheikh Wali Asif Enan.