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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 6 mths in jail in contempt case
Swati Gandhi New Delhi
Bangladesh's deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has been sentenced to six months in jail in connection with a contempt of court case by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), The Dhaka Tribune newspaper said
The verdict against Hasina was issued by a three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder. The tribunal also sentenced Shakil Akand Bulbul of Gobindaganj in Gaibandha to two months in prison.
This is the first time that the ousted Awami League leader has been sentenced in a case since she left office last year and fled the country.
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