12:30 ExplainerIn Dhaka, Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity after a violent crackdown on Gen Z-led protests during the July–August 2024 uprising. What began as student protests over government job quotas escalated into a nationwide movement, leaving an estimated 1,400 people dead and ending Hasina’s 15-year rule. This video examines how the 2024 protests unfolded, why a generation of young Bangladeshis mobilised at scale, and how Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal reached one of the most consequential death sentences in the country’s history. Video by Kasia Sobocinska

Source: The Times December 22, 2025 21:14 UTC