Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina sentenced to death over protest killings

Ex-leader remains in India, raising questions about New Delhi's response

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Sheikh Hasina was tried in absentia. She has been residing in India since fleeing there in August 2024 amid the mass uprising that toppled her regime.

MASUM BILLAH

A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced ousted leader Sheikh Hasina to death for her role in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the July 2024 uprising that toppled her regime the following month.

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