The International Crimes Tribunal sentences former PM Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia for ‘crimes against humanity.’ Dhaka demands her immediate extradition from India, triggering a major diplomatic and legal crisis in India-Bangladesh relations.
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The political and diplomatic landscape of South Asia was drastically reshaped on Monday as Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) delivered a verdict sentencing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia. The 78-year-old leader, currently residing in exile in New Delhi, was found guilty of committing “crimes against humanity” for her alleged role in ordering the brutal crackdown on the student-led “July Uprising” in 2024 Bangladesh protests that ultimately led to the collapse of her 15-year rule.
This landmark ruling has immediately escalated into the most severe Sheikh Hasina Extradition Crisis between New Delhi and Dhaka in recent history. Hours after the verdict was pronounced, the interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, issued a terse and urgent demand to India: hand over the former Prime Minister and her convicted former Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, immediately.
