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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Bangladesh demands India hand over Hasina after death sentence

Bangladesh urged India to return Sheikh Hasina after a Dhaka tribunal sentenced the former prime minister to death for overseeing a deadly crackdown on street protests in 2024.

The International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic court for trying grave offences such as genocide and crimes against humanity, delivered its ruling against Ms Hasina on Monday. It also gave the death penalty to her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan.

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