Tag: Bangladesh

Dhaka Tribunal Delivers Death Sentence to Exiled Hasina, Igniting Fears of South Asian Instability

Death Sentence for Hasina: Bangladesh’s Verdict Shakes India’s Eastern Flank and Risks New South Asian Flashpoint In a courtroom ringed by razor wire and patrolled by armoured vehicles, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday condemned ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by hanging, branding her the “mastermind and principal architect” of a brutal crackdown that claimed up to 1,400 lives during last year’s student-led uprising. The 78-year-old, who has sought refuge in India since fleeing Dhaka’s streets ablaze with fury, was tried and sentenced in absentia for crimes against humanity – a verdict that has thrust the densely…

BSF to operate along India-Bangladesh border with Body‑cams, Biometric Scanners

In a major push to modernize its border security and bolster evidence gathering, India’s Home Ministry has approved the deployment of more than 5,000 night‑vision body‑worn cameras (BWCs) and a select number of biometric scanning units for Border Security Force (BSF) troops along the 4,096‑kilometer India‑Bangladesh frontier. Under the plan, two batches of BWCs—each capable of recording 12 to 14 hours of continuous video—will be issued to frontline BSF personnel charged with patrolling vulnerable Border Outposts (BOPs). At the same time, “smart outposts” in high‑risk infiltration zones will receive fingerprint and iris‑scan devices for undocumented migrants intercepted on Indian soil.…