In the first decision since her removal last year, Bangladesh found fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of contempt of court on Wednesday and sentenced her to six months in prison in absentia.
At the height of the student-led rebellion in August 2024, Hasina, 77, escaped to neighboring India and has refused to return to Dhaka.
Following the court ruling, head prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said reporters, “She will serve the sentence the day she arrives in Bangladesh or surrenders to the court.”
Prosecutors said that she threatened witnesses in current judicial proceedings with remarks she made after being removed from office.
