Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Activists of Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party stage a protest rally against a nationwide "lockdown" called by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo)Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Verdict Live Updates: Bangladesh is on the edge as several crude bombs exploded in the capital Dhaka on Sunday ahead of a verdict on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over violence during street protests last year. Though no casualties were reported in the blast, it has unsettled the country ahead of a possible political unrest as a tribunal court announces its decision on Monday. Hasina’s party Awami League earlier called for nationwide “lockdown” in protest against her trial over last year’s protest that left hundreds dead.Hasina’s son warns of violence: The son and adviser of Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, Sajeeb Wazed, has said that if a ban on their political party Awami League is not lifted, their supporters would block February’s national election and warned that protests could escalate into violence. Wazed said this ahead of tribunal court’s televised verdict on charges of crimes against humanity, which is expected to convict the 78-year-old leader. Hasina fled Bangladesh in August 2024 and has been living in exile in New Delhi since then.Story continues below this adWhat Hasina has said: Sheikh Hasina has rejected the allegations of crimes against humanity tied to the 2024 crackdown on student-led protests by her administration and said that she never ordered the security forces to fire on protesters. Hasina called the trial in absentia a “farce” run by a “kangaroo court” and controlled by political rivals. The Awami League supremo alleged that the process was engineered to produce a “pre-ordained guilty verdict”.Live UpdatesStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd