Bangladeshâs International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity over her governmentâs violent crackdown on student-led protests last year.
The 78-year-old fugitive politician was on trial in absentia for being the âmastermind and principal architectâ behind last yearâs suppression of mass demonstrations, in which some 1,400 people were killed.
Bangladesh has demanded India should âimmediately hand overâ Hasina and Khan.