Bangladesh is holding elections on February 12. This is the first election since the Sheikh Hasina-led government was ousted in August 2024.
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A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced the former Dhaka police chief and two other senior police officers to death.
The then Dhaka Police Commissioner Habibu Rahman, Joint Commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty and Deputy Commissioner Shah Alam Mohammad were sentenced for crimes against humanity during the July 2024 protests.
Five other police officers have been jailed in the case. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is investigating the cases of the crackdown on the protests in Bangladesh last July.
None of the three accused appeared in court when the death sentence was announced. Their whereabouts are unknown, according to Bangladeshi media.
Bangladesh is holding elections on February 12. This is the first election since the Sheikh Hasina-led government was ousted in August 2024.
Up to 1,400 people were killed in Bangladesh between July and August 2024. The United Nations has said that the then government used a harsh crackdown to suppress the protests.
