Bangladesh's tribunal sentences Awami League leader to death
A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced Awami League leader Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death for his role in the 2024 July Uprising. The verdict follows a series of similar rulings against former government officials since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing political instability and judicial crackdown in Bangladesh following the collapse of the previous administration.
Dhaka A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday (October 29, 2026) sentenced Awami League's Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death for the killing of six people during the July Uprising. A three-member tribunal led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury and comprising Justices Md. Manjurul Bashid and Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir delivered the verdict. "He will be hanged until death,” Mr. Chowdhury ruled after convicting him of killing six people in western Kushtia district during the 2024 violent student-led street protests.
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