BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the verdict delivered against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina marks “the burial of all forms of dictatorship” in Bangladesh.

“We believe that Monday’s verdict is not just a judgment on Sheikh Hasina’s crimes, but a burial of all forms of dictatorship on the soil of this country,” he wrote in a post on his verified Facebook page, reacting to the verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1).

Earlier in the day, the tribunal convicted Sheikh Hasina and two others in a case related to crimes against humanity committed during last year’s July–August uprising, in which more than 1,000 people were killed.

The ICT-1 sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death, while former home minister Asaduzzaman Kamal also received the death penalty. Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who gave testimony as a state witness, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

The court further ordered the confiscation of the properties of Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Kamal in favour of the state.