Sheikh Hasina Verdict Highlights: Bangladesh demands ex-PM's extradition from India, New Delhi reacts

Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence Highlights: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity during the country's student protest in 2024.

The highly anticipated ruling of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT court Bangladesh) was broadcast live on television.

"All the... elements constituting crimes against humanity have been fulfilled," judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder ruled.

The court has found ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun guilty of all the charges levelled against them.

Prosecutors filed five charges, including failure to prevent murder, amounting to crimes against humanity under Bangladeshi law.

The ruling came just ahead of the first polls in the country since her overthrow in August 2024.

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Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Shashi Tharoor calls ex-PM's death sentence ‘a very troubling development’

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday stated that he does not support the death penalty and described the sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh as "a very troubling development."

Tharoor, MP, told ANI that while it is not appropriate for him to comment on the internal affairs of another country’s judiciary, he observed that the verdict is “not a positive development”, as per ANI.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Lawyer of jailed ISKCON priest says ‘Judgement not based on facts’

Advocate Rabindranath Ghosh, counsel for jailed ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, said a day after a court handed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a death sentence for “crimes against humanity” that the tribunal’s judgment was “not based on facts and circumstances of the case.”

He added that in cases carrying the death penalty, there should be an opportunity for cross-examination between the defence and the prosecution. "... I know Sheikh Hasina very much. I know all the political leaders of the country. The judgment made by the tribunal is not based on the facts and circumstances of the case. My humble submission to the appellate court is to scrutinise the matter immediately... In the case of the death penalty, the accused's lawyer and the prosecution should cross-examine. Without any cross-examination, how is it possible?..." he said, according to ANI.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari claims death sentence handed to ex-PM ‘done on orders of Pakistan’

West Bengal Leader of the Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that the death sentence handed to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was “done on the orders of Pakistan”. A Bangladesh court has sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death for “crimes against humanity”.

He told ANI, "This has been done on Pakistan's orders. It will not be implemented. Sheikh Hasina may be from another country, but she is linked with the culture of the Bengalis. She is a progressive Muslim. Sheikh Hasina was not associated with extremists."

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Awami League leader hits out at 'Illegal, unconstitutional' Yunus govt

Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, the Bangladesh Awami League’s Organising Secretary, criticised the Yunus administration as “illegal and unconstitutional,” accusing it of issuing a “pre-determined verdict” against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He said that on Monday, Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on charges of “crimes against humanity.”

"Sheikh Hasina is our Prime Minister, Awami League President and the daughter of our Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The illegal, unconstitutional, fascist Yunus government announced a pre-determined verdict against Sheikh Hasina. In the last 15 years, our Prime Minister and the Awami League worked for our country and the 17 crore people in our country. About eight crore people are directly or indirectly in government welfare, social and economic shelter... Yunus is a fascist, murderer and criminal because he promotes all Islamic activists in Bangladesh..." ANI quoted him as saying.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Rights group in India calls out judgment

The conviction of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal with death and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun with five years imprisonment by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal is a political farce, does not meet basic international standards for fair trial, and is a miscarriage of justice for the victims, stated the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG). The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) is an independent think-tank based in New Delhi.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: UN regrets death sentence

The UN said Monday that former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's sentencing for crimes against humanity marked "an important moment for victims", but she should not have been sentenced to death. "We ... regret the imposition of the death penalty, which we oppose in all circumstances." a UN spokeswoman said.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Muhammad Yunus issues statement

In a lengthy statement on Monday, Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said, “Today, the courts of Bangladesh have spoken with a clarity that resonates across the nation and beyond. The conviction and sentencing affirm a fundamental principle: no one, regardless of power, is above the law. This verdict offers vital, if insufficient, justice to the thousands harmed in the uprising of July and August 2024, and to the families who still carry their loss.”

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Shashi Tharoor calls verdict troubling development

“Both domestically and abroad, I don't believe in the death penalty... Trial in absentia, when somebody doesn't get a chance to defend themselves and explain themselves and then you declare a death penalty, it seems unfair... It's a very troubling development,” says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Pakistan's order, says Suvendu Adhikari

“This has been done on Pakistan's orders. It will not be implemented... Sheikh Hasina is progressive... Sheikh Hasina was not associated with extremists,” says BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: How did people in the court react?

People in the packed courtroom - including families of victims - cheered and clapped, and some in the crowds outside sank to their knees and offered up prayers after the verdict, the harshest against a leader in the country's history.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: India's first reaction to death sentence by ICT

“As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in that country. We will always engage constructively with all stakeholders to that end,” the MEA said in a statement.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Ex PM demands fair trial

Sheikh Hasina said she was not afraid to face her "accusers" in a proper tribunal where the evidence can be weighed and tested fairly. "That is why I have repeatedly challenged the interim government to bring these charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague."

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Bangladesh demands extradition of Hasina from India

“In today's verdict, the International Crimes Tribunal has convicted and sentenced fugitives Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal for the July massacre. It would be a grave act of unfriendly behavior and a travesty of justice for any other country to grant asylum to these individuals convicted of crimes against humanity. We call on the Indian government to immediately hand over these two convicted individuals to the Bangladeshi authorities. This is also an obligation for India under the existing extradition treaty between the two countries,” the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Former Bangladesh PM reacts

“They are biased and politically motivated. In their distasteful call for the death penalty, they reveal the brazen and murderous intent of extremist figures within the interim government to remove Bangladesh's last elected prime minister, and to nullify the Awami League as a political force,” Sheikh Hasina said in a statement.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: What did the court say?

The historic judgement concludes that Hasina and the two other accused, former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal had orchestrated and enabled atrocities during the July-August student protests last year.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Former Bangladesh PM sentenced to death

The International Crimes Tribunal has found Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity as the ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister was sentenced to death on Monday.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Where is Sheikh Hasina now?

Sheikh Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial about whether she ordered a deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising that ousted her. She is still in India, however her exact whereabouts are unknown.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Security beefed up ahead of hearing

Security forces surrounded the court for the verdict, with armoured vehicles manning checkpoints and thousands of police officers posted across the capital.

Sheikh Hasina Verdict LIVE: Bangladesh summons Indian envoy

Bangladesh's foreign ministry summoned India's envoy to Dhaka earlier this month, demanding that New Delhi block the “notorious fugitive” Hasina from talking to journalists and “granting her a platform to spew hatred”.