Bangladesh court send eleven to jail for try to assassinate Sheikh Hasina in 1989

A court docket on Dhaka on Sunday sentenced eleven human beings to jail for 20 years every for attempting to assassinate Bangladesh top Minister Sheikh Hasina in 1989, the Dhaka Tribune suggested.

The eleven accused – all contributors of the Bangladesh Freedom birthday party – were also sentenced to life imprisonment for hurling bombs at Hasina’s home in Dhaka the identical day. They were also fined 20,000 taka (around Rs 15,600) every in each the cases. in the event that they default on the high-quality, they will face six extra months in jail.

One accused, Humayun Kabir, became acquitted because of loss of evidence.

“They desired to make the Awami League leaderless by using killing Sheikh Hasina,” said public prosecutor Abdullah Abu. “The courtroom has ensured their punishment, and we are satisfied for that.”

Hasina became the leader of the competition in Bangladesh at the time of the assassination try.