Sheikh Hasina Faces Death Sentence as Legal Recourse Exhausted

Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has no legal recourse left but to face her death sentence, the International Crimes Tribunal's chief prosecutor Mohammad Aminul Islam said on Tuesday. Sheikh Hasina is preparing to leave India for Bangladesh. Aminul Islam ruled out the possibility of issuing a passport or travel document to Sheikh Hasina. According to reports, a London-based legal chamber has approached the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi seeking a new passport and national identity card for Hasina. Hasina has expressed her intention to return to the country in December and face legal action. Hasina, 79, has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh in August 2024 following a student-led uprising that toppled her Awami League government. She was sentenced to death in absentia in a case of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on protesters. The Daily Star newspaper's report says she has refused to serve her sentence.