‘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."
The Bangaldeshi foreign ministry noted that after their conviction, granting asylum to them in India would be a "highly objectionable act and a violation of international norms and principles of justice."
Hasina acknowledged that her regime had indeed lost control of the situation, but asserted that the events of July-August 2024, which resulted in her government's fall, cannot be characterised as a premeditated assault on citizens.
Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to death in Bangladesh after being found guilty on multiple charges linked to the violent student crackdown. Read on to explore the full list of charges behind this explosive verdict.
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity linked to last year’s student-led protests. The ruling also convicts two senior aides. Dhaka has imposed shoot-at-sight orders and heightened security ahead of political unrest.
Garment Businessman and Central Committee Member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Quazi Moniruzzaman, expressed apprehensions about the law and order situation ahead of the verdict in the case filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and voiced optimism that elections in 2026 will offer a "new hope" to the people of the country.
