Won’t go back to Bangladesh to face political assassination: Sheikh Hasina after ICT verdict | India News – The Times of India

Won’t go back to Bangladesh to face political assassination: Sheikh Hasina after ICT verdict | India News – The Times of India

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina dismissed on Monday calls for her return to the country amid ongoing legal proceedings, saying the action against her was politically driven and insisting she would not go back under the present circumstances, even as Bangladesh witnessed fresh unrest last week, including the killing of a Hindu man.“You cannot demand…

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Evening news wrap: Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death by Bangladesh court; 45 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia bus tragedy & more | India News – The Times of India

Evening news wrap: Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death by Bangladesh court; 45 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia bus tragedy & more | India News – The Times of India

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka on Monday after being convicted of “crimes against humanity” linked to last year’s student-led protests that led to the collapse of her Awami League government.In Saudi Arabia, tragedy struck when a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad and…

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‘Life in danger’: Sheikh Hasina reveals why she fled Bangladesh; calls August protests an ‘insurrection’ – The Times of India

‘Life in danger’: Sheikh Hasina reveals why she fled Bangladesh; calls August protests an ‘insurrection’ – The Times of India

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she fled the country on August 5 last year “out of necessity”. She claimed that remaining in Bangladesh, which was battling widespread protests against Hasina, would have endangered her life and the “safety of those around her”.“Staying would not only have put my life in danger, but…

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‘Domestic, foreign forces involved in last year uprising against Hasina’: Ex-Bangladesh PM’s lawyer – The Times of India

‘Domestic, foreign forces involved in last year uprising against Hasina’: Ex-Bangladesh PM’s lawyer – The Times of India

Sheikh Hasina (File photo) By Ahsan TasnimDHAKA: “Domestic and foreign forces” were involved in the last year uprising against former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, and with their backing, Muhammad Yunus was offered the post of interim govt chief, her lawyer claimed in the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday, as it tries her in cases of…

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