The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising in Bangladesh last year. Students of Dhaka University are rejoicing at the verdict. They distributed sweets at the time.

DUCSU arranged to show Sheikh Hasina's verdict on a screen on Monday afternoon. Students crowded TSC to watch the verdict live.

The announcement of the verdict began live on a big screen at the Payra campus of TSC of Dhaka University from 11 am on Monday (November 17). DUCSU VP Abu Sadiq Kayem gave this information in a Facebook post.

The tribunal sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death in the verdict. At the same time, another accused, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, was also sentenced to death. In addition, former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who was a royal witness, was sentenced to five years in prison.