Death sentence in absentia Who is Sheikh Hasina - and why was she sentenced?
The death sentence against the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh is a political bombshell: Hasina is allegedly responsible for violence that has left hundreds dead. But the exile lives safely in India - for the time being.
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- Sheikh Hasina, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was sentenced to death in absentia on November 17, 2025.
- The sentence is related to nationwide student protests in 2024, in which up to 1,400 people were killed.
- In the blue News video, you can find out how Sheikh Hasina went from being a beacon of hope to a controversial politician - right up to her flight into exile.
For over two decades, Sheikh Hasina, now 78, headed Bangladesh - longer than almost any other democratically elected head of government in the world. Today, she lives in exile in India while a tribunal in her home country sentences her to death. How did it come to this?
In the blue News video, you can find out how the daughter of Bangladeshi state founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman came to power, why the former hopeful later came under criticism and what the controversial verdict means for Hasina and the political future of the region.
