Sheikh Hasina: Why has the former PM of Bangladesh been sentenced to death?

Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Dhaka for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The Guardian’s Hannah Ellis-Peterson describes the events leading up to the conviction and what this unprecedented sentencing means for the future of Bangladesh

Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity