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…