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Dhaka sends fresh request to Delhi for Sheikh Hasina's extradition
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh has again asked India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina after a tribunal sentenced her for crimes against humanity. Dhaka sent a fresh diplomatic note and said the request falls under the extradition treaty, while India said it remains committed to engaging construc
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"Totally unwarranted": BJP's Boora Narsaiah Goud criticises Bangladesh dea
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Further questioning the legitimacy of the interim government in Bangladesh, he alleged that the current administration has "no authority, a people's mandate, or jurisdiction."
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Human Rights Watch raises fair trial concerns over Bangladesh death senten
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in absentia for the 2024 protest crackdown. Human Rights Watch said the trial violated fair trial standards and warned of serious human rights concerns.
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"No evidence has been presented..." Former diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar on de
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He further said that the verdict appears to be on shaky grounds, but it was not unexpected.
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"Judgement not based on facts": Lawyer of jailed ISKCON priest on Sheikh H
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ghosh said that in cases of death penalty, the accused's lawyer and the prosecution should cross-examine.
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"We have to watch the situation very carefully": Former High Commissioner
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Meanwhile, Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday appealed to India to immediately extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the country's former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal after both of them were sentenced to death for crimes against humanity related to a cr
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"Pre-determined verdict": Awami League leader slams 'Illegal, unconstituti
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Bangladesh court on Monday afternoon found ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of committing "crimes against humanity" during the July-August uprising in 2024.
'India remains committed to best interests of people of Bangladesh- in pea
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday said that India has taken note of the verdict announced by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh" concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and said that India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh. Read More
Bangladesh court sentences ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death for 'crimes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The tribunal found the former PM guilty on all five charges of crimes against humanity. 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 movement
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Security heightens in Bangladesh ahead of verdict in case against Sheikh H
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Security has been heightened outside the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) ahead of the announcement of the verdict in the case accusing ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun of c
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International Crimes Tribunal to deliver verdict today in case against She
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The International Crimes Tribunal is set to deliver its long-awaited verdict on Monday, in the case accusing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun of committing crimes against hu
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Bangladesh tightens security amid shutdown ahead of verdict in case agains
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The situation in Bangladesh has become tense ahead of the verdict. Sheikh Hasina's Bangladesh Awami League has announced a two-day shutdown across the country, starting Sunday morning, disrupting normal life. Traffic in the capital, Dhaka, has been relatively light, while firecracker expl
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