### [2026-09-15](/feed/2026/09/15/index.md)

##### 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
# A court in Bangladesh sentences seven Awami League leaders who were former officials in former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government to death "in absentia" over their role in deadly crackdowns on the anti-government protests in 2024. 




### Sources:

1. [DW](https://www.dw.com/en/bangladesh-court-sentences-7-hasina-allies-to-death/a-79276131)

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