‘Let her bring the best lawyers’: Bangladesh ‘welcomes’ Hasina’s possible return, says she must face justice
"We welcome her announcement as we want to ensure justice," Zahed Ur Rahman said, according to local media.
"We welcome her announcement as we want to ensure justice," Zahed Ur Rahman said, according to local media.
Sheikh Hasina said there has been no communication with the authorities in Dhaka over her proposed return. The tribunal also ordered the confiscation of her properties and sentenced former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death while awarding a five-year jail term to former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.
Hasina said that the death penalty awarded to her in Bangladesh is a result of an "illegal, unconstitutional, and politically motivated process."
The report, titled "Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh," was published on February 12, 2025.
In her message, Sheikh Hasina said that the verdict of the people of West Bengal is a "clear reflection of their deep trust and admiration for Suvendu Adhikari’s strong and people-oriented leadership."
Bangladesh’s tryst with elections slated for Thursday is not merely a test for the South Asian nation’s democratic will, but also a test of how things will evolve on the larger South Asian canvas.
The Bangladesh interim government has expressed “surprise and shock” at India’s decision to allow former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who it described as "a fugitive convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal”, to speak publicly in New Delhi.
The Mohammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has banned the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League from participating in the elections.
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina launched a blistering attack on Chief Adviser of Interim Government Muhammad Yunus, calling him out for ending politically motivated acts used to intimidate jail journalists and members of the Bangladesh Awami League and opposition political parties.
As the electoral campaigning in Bangladesh heats up amid renewed calls for a boycott of the forthcoming elections by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and rising instances of mob violence in the neighbouring nation, India is closely watching the scenario as it unfolds in Dhaka.
