‘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."
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentence d to death in absentia on 17 November 2025, by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal.
During the meeting, Doval was also invited to visit Bangladesh at his convenience.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari today alleged that the death sentence awarded to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was “done on the orders of Pakistan”, claiming that the verdict lacked legitimacy and reflected a wider political conspiracy.
Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, has dismissed Dhaka’s extradition request as illegal, alleging a compromised judiciary and rising terror threats in Bangladesh. He also thanked India for granting asylum, claiming militants planned to assassinate her.
Security along the India-Bangladesh border in North and South 24-Parganas has been intensified following the historic verdict delivered by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, which on Monday, sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity.
