A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 student uprising. With Hasina living in exile in India since August last year, Dhaka is pressuring New Delhi for her extradition, turning the verdict into a major diplomatic test for the neighbours
Sheikh Hasina, the then-newly elected prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of Bangladesh Awami League, speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the prime minister’s residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 8, 2024. File Image/Reuters
A death sentence has been handed to former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in India since August 2024.
The Monday ruling by a special tribunal was on charges of crimes against humanity linked to the violent suppression of last year’s student-led uprising and is potentially leading to a diplomatic standoff between Dhaka and New Delhi.
A three-member judicial panel declared Hasina and former Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan guilty of orchestrating the state’s deadly response to months of protests.
Source:First Post