Sheikh Hasina's Timeline: From Bangladesh PM to Death Sentence for Crimes Against Humanity

Nov 17, 2025 10:14 pm CST

Following a student-led uprising in August 2024, Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power and later sentenced to death in absentia by the International Crimes Tribunal-Bangladesh for crimes against humanity. This comprehensive timeline traces the 15-month period from her fall from power to her conviction, including the formation of an interim government, UN investigations finding approximately 1,400 protest deaths, and the legal proceedings that led to her sentence on November 17, 2025.