The Dhaka Special Court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to ten years in prison on two corruption indictments.
The court also sentenced Hasina’s two nieces, her nephews, and others involved in the alleged corruption schemes.
Hasina, now 78 years old, resigned her office and fled to India in August 2024 after a month of massive protests against her government. Over 300 people were killed in the demonstrations, including at least 90 who died storming her official residence on the day of her departure.
Hasina had been in power since 2009, the longest-serving prime minister in the history of her country. She later claimed that the U.S. government orchestrated her downfall because she refused to give America control
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