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‘Not Afraid…’ Hasina Defies Bangladesh Death Sentence, Dhaka Seeks Ex-PM’s Handover From India | 4K

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity on Monday (Nov. 17)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 last year that eventually ousted her.The highly anticipated ruling, which was broadcast live on national television, came less than three months before the first polls in the South Asian country of 170 million people since her overthrow in August 2024.”All the… elements constituting crimes against humanity have been fulfilled,” judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder read to the court in Dhaka.The former leader was found guilty on three counts: incitement, order to kill, and inaction to prevent the atrocities, the judge said. “We have decided to inflict her with only one sentence — that is, sentence of death.”n18oc_crux | n18oc_world 0:00 INTRODUCTION3:15 HASINA SLAMS TRIAL AS ‘JUDICIAL MOCKERY’7:18 PROTESTS ROCKED CAPITAL AHEAD OF VERDICT

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