Sheikh Hasina given death sentence
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After Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, was sentenced to death in absentia for "crimes against humanity", the interim government in Dhaka urged India to immediately extradite the deposed leader.
For the Hasina family, this period marks yet another cycle of exile, separation, and uncertainty -- a story that has repeated itself across generations in Bangladesh’s turbulent political history.
A Bangladesh court has convicted ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity and sentenced her to death in absentia. The charges stem from her role in ordering a brutal crackdown on a student-led uprising in 2024,
The Awami League has slammed the Mohammed Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh over "staged drama" in what they called a "kangaroo court", after the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death.
Dhaka is holding its breath as the International Crimes Tribunal is currently in the process of delivering its verdict in the case filed against Sheikh Hasina and two others for crimes against humanit