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July uprising, 2024
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- Student-led mass uprising in July and August 2024 that toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government on 5 August 2024. Al Jazeera reports the United Nations figure of up to 1,400 people killed in the crackdown
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- Sheikh Hasina / Convicted of crimes against humanity over the crackdown on / July uprising, 2024
- The charges included delivering inciting speeches and ordering the use of lethal weapons to suppress and eliminate protesters, according to Prothom Alo. Her government was toppled in the uprising on 5 August 2024.17 Nov 2025 · Prothom Alo · Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
- The tribunal found her guilty of incitement, order to kill and inaction to prevent the atrocities, Al Jazeera reports. Hasina said she and Asaduzzaman Khan “acted in good faith and were trying to minimise the loss of life”.17 Nov 2025 · Al Jazeera · Bangladesh tribunal sentences fugitive ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death