Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 6 months in prison in a contempt of court case. According to the information received, this decision was pronounced by a three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed by Justice Mohammad Ghulam Murtuja Majumdar. Two-month imprisonment Apart from Sheikh Hasina, the tribunal has also sentenced Shakeel Akand Bulbul of Govindganj, Gaibandha, to two months in prison in this case. Bulbul is a political figure from Dhaka and was associated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League. Also read: Major accident averted: Plane descended to 26 thousand feet in 10 minutes, passengers told their stories What was this case? The contempt case against Sheikh Hasina was related to a phone call allegedly leaked by her with Shakeel Akand Bulbul in October last year. The audio contains the voice of a person identified as Hasina. In the audio, Hasina is alleged to say, ‘I have 227 cases registered against me, so I have got a license to kill 227 people.’ According to the information received, the petitioner argued that this statement amounted to contempt of court. Because, he created a threat to the judicial process and tried to intimidate people involved in the ongoing cases related to large-scale rebellion in the country. Also read: ‘Hate crime’ against Hindu temple in America, 20 to 30 rounds fired in three attacks Notably, this is the first time that Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country a year ago, has been sentenced in any of the ongoing cases. Sheikh Hasina came to India in August 2024 after nationwide protests in Bangladesh and the fall of the Awami League government and has been living in Delhi since then.
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