GENERAL15 Sept 2026
Bangladesh tribunal sentences seven senior Awami League leaders to death
On September 15, 2026, Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal sentenced seven senior Awami League leaders to death. They were tried in absentia for crimes against humanity during the 2024 student-led protests, known as the July Uprising. Former minister Obaidul Quader is among them. Because the trial was held in absentia, the sentences were passed without the accused present in court.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal sentenced seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League to death on September 15, 2026.
- Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, Joint General Secretary A.F.M. Bahauddin Nasim and former Minister Mohammad Ali Arafat were among those sentenced.
- All seven were tried in absentia by the three-member tribunal (ICT-2) headed by Justice Mohammad Nazrul Islam Chowdhury.
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