Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death by a tribunal today for ordering a deadly crackdown on student protesters who successfully toppled her government last year. According to a U.N. report, 1,400 people were killed and thousands were injured after security forces opened fire on demonstrators last year. The verdict came as Hasina has been living in exile in India. Bangladesh has been rocked by 30 bomb explosions and dozens of arson attacks over the past few days in the lead-up to the verdict. This comes as Bangladesh is expected to hold parliamentary elections in February of next year.