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Bangladesh's tribunal sentences Awami League leader to death

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On October 29, 2026, a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Mahbubul Alam Hanif, the Joint General Secretary of the Awami League, to death for killings during the July Uprising in 2024. The three-member tribunal also handed identical sentences to three other party leaders, confiscating half their property and ordering imprisonment until death. This verdict comes amid a series of trials against former government officials following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s administration. Critics, including international rights groups, question the fairness of these proceedings.

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On October 29, 2026, a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Joint General Secretary of the Awami League, to death for killing six people during the July Uprising protests in 2024. The three-member tribunal led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury convicted Hanif and ordered his hanging. Additionally, three other Awami League leaders from Kushtia district received identical sentences for their roles in quelling the protests that ultimately led to the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024. All four accused are currently absconding, and the tribunal ordered the confiscation of half their property. This marks Hanif as the 23rd Awami League leader sentenced to death since Sheikh Hasina's government was overthrown.

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"He will be hanged until death,” Mr. Chowdhury ruled after convicting him of killing six people in western Kushtia district during the 2024 violent student-led street protests.

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Ms. Hasina and her party leaders have called the tribunal a “kangaroo court” while international rights groups like Amnesty International, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch and prominent jurists questioned the fairness of the trials.

left Critiques the tribunal's fairness.

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Awami League Awami League's Bangladesh Kushtia the July Uprising

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Hasina PERSON · 4× Awami League ORG · 3× Hanif PERSON · 2× Awami League's ORG · 1× Bangladesh GPE · 1× Chowdhury PERSON · 1× Mahbubul Alam Hanif PERSON · 1× Manjurul Bashid PERSON · 1× Nozrul Islam Chowdhury PERSON · 1× Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir PERSON · 1×

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The tribunal simultaneously sentenced to “imprisonment until death” three other Awami League leaders of the district unit on identical charges for their role in taming the protest dubbed the July Uprising that eventually toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, 2024, when she fled to India.

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🔮 "He will be hanged until death,” Mr. Chowdhury ruled after convicting him of killing six people in western Kushtia district during the 2024 violent student-led street protests.

2026-11-01 · The Hindu

Bangladesh's tribunal sentences Awami League leader to death · assertive framing

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A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday (October 29, 2026) sentenced Awami League's Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death for the killing of six people during the July Uprising. asserted

tribunal → sentence → Uprising

A three-member tribunal led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury and comprising Justices Md. Manjurul Bashid and Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir delivered the verdict. asserted

tribunal → lead → verdict

"He will be hanged until death,” Mr. Chowdhury ruled after convicting him of killing six people in western Kushtia district during the 2024 violent student-led street protests. asserted

Chowdhury → hang → protests

she → sentence → India

All four accused, including Hanif, are absconding. asserted

four → accuse → Hanif

The tribunal also ordered the confiscation of half of their property. asserted

tribunal → order → property

Hanif is the 23rd leader of the now-disbanded Awami League to receive the capital punishment after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. asserted

Hanif → disband → Hasina

They were all tried in absentia, with Sheikh Hasina being the first to be sentenced to death on November 17 last year, along with former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. asserted

Hasina → try → Kamal

Dozens more politicians and officials under the past government were sentenced to life imprisonment or other jail terms, while scores are facing trial in person or in absentia on different charges. asserted

scores → sentence → charges

Ms. Hasina and her party leaders have called the tribunal a “kangaroo court” while international rights groups like Amnesty International, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch and prominent jurists questioned the fairness of the trials. asserted

groups → call → trials

The ouster of the Awami League government installed an interim regime with Muhammad Yunus as its head. asserted

ouster → instal → head

The tribunal's chief prosecutor Md. Aminul Islam welcomed the verdict, describing it as timely. asserted

prosecutor → welcome → it

"The tribunal delivered its verdict today after completing the trial in this crimes against humanity case. asserted

tribunal → deliver → case

Paying tribute to the July martyrs, we welcome the verdict," he said. asserted

he → pay → verdict

The convicts were defended by state-appointed lawyers. asserted

convicts → defend → lawyers