NEW DELHI: There is a certain irony in Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina being sentenced to death in absentia by the court she created to try war criminals. On Wednesday (Nov 26), India said it was examining the request, but it is unlikely that Delhi will respond any time soon and even less likely it will accede to it. Her fate may play a crucial role in the upcoming national elections, the first to be held post-uprising, as political parties will likely adopt rhetoric that portrays India in a grim light for sheltering Hasina.
Published at: 2025-11-30 22:07:15
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