{"id":527874,"date":"2026-01-27T07:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=527874"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:36:33","slug":"bangladesh-sentences-ex-police-chief-to-death-for-protest-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/bangladesh-sentences-ex-police-chief-to-death-for-protest-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh sentences ex-police chief to death for protest crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Case concerns killing of six protesters in Dhaka on August 5, 2024 when ex-PM Hasina fled to India<br \/>\n Dhaka<br \/>\nA Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced Dhaka\u2019s fugitive former police chief and two senior colleagues to be hanged for crimes against humanity committed during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.<br \/>\nAll three, including the capital\u2019s former police chief, Habibur Rahman, were tried in absentia, and their whereabouts are not known.<br \/>\nThe verdict comes ahead of elections on February 12, the first in the South Asian country of 170 million people since Hasina\u2019s overthrow in August 2024.<br \/>\nFive other ex-police officers were sentenced to varying terms.<br \/>\nThe case concerned the killing of six protesters in Dhaka on August 5, 2024, the day Hasina fled to India as protesters stormed her palace.<br \/>\nUp to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024 when Hasina\u2019s government launched a brutal campaign to silence the protesters, according to the United Nations.<br \/>\n\u201cThe police forces [&#8230;] opened fire with lethal weapons [&#8230;] causing death to the aforesaid six persons,\u201d judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder read to the court in Dhaka.<br \/>\nThe court heard how Rahman sent messages to police units ordering the use of lethal force to crush the protests.<br \/>\nChief prosecutor Tajul Islam said he was satisfied with the verdict against the three men, although he wanted tougher sentences for the five others found guilty who were handed prison terms.<br \/>\n\u201cThe court said their crimes have been proved and they committed crimes against humanity,\u201d Islam told the reporters after the verdict.<br \/>\nIn November, the same court also sentenced Hasina \u2014 who remains in hiding in India \u2014 to death for crimes against humanity. She refused to attend the trial and denies the charges.<br \/>\nIn that case, former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was also sentenced to death in absentia after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.<br \/>\nEx-police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who was in court and had pleaded guilty, was sentenced to five years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case concerns killing of six protesters in Dhaka on August 5, 2024 when ex-PM Hasina fled to India Dhaka A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced Dhaka\u2019s fugitive former police chief and two senior colleagues to be hanged for crimes against humanity committed during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. 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