The apex court has scheduled a hearing on a plea seeking to upgrade the sentences of Hasina and Kamal to the death penalty.

The Appellate Division has placed on its cause list an appeal filed by the ICT prosecution seeking enhancement of the sentences handed down to Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the crimes against humanity case arising from the July Mass Uprising.

The appeal was listed as item number 58 on the cause list of the Appellate Division Chamber Judge Court.

The ICT prosecution submitted the appeal to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on December 15, 2025.

In its petition, the prosecution sought to upgrade the sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of natural life to the death penalty for their convictions on specific counts of crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising.

The prosecution filed the appeal—“Criminal Appeal No 96/2025: Chief Prosecutor vs Sheikh Hasina and another”—on eight grounds with the Appellate Division on that day.

On November 17, ICT-1 convicted Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal of crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising, holding them guilty under the doctrine of superior command responsibility.

The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, delivered the verdict after finding them guilty on multiple charges.

Under charge one, the tribunal found both Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal guilty on three counts and sentenced them to imprisonment for the rest of their natural lives.

Under charge two, they were found guilty on three counts and sentenced to death for those offences.

The tribunal also convicted former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on the same charges but sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment, taking into account his full disclosure of events and cooperation with investigators as an approver.

Additionally, the tribunal ordered the confiscation of all properties owned by Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in favour of the state and directed the authorities to ensure adequate compensation for the families of the July martyrs and those injured.