Fugitive ex-leader sentenced to six months


Fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was convicted of contempt of court and issued a six-month prison sentence in absentia, the first verdict since she was ousted last year.

Hasina, 77, fled to neighbouring India at the culmination of the student-led uprising in August 2024, and has defied orders to return to Dhaka.

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