DHAKA, Nov 11 — The Bangladeshi prosecutor who secured the death sentence against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina said yesterday she will be executed if she returns home.
Hasina, whose 15-year rule was ended by a mass uprising she tried to crush, has vowed to return in December to Bangladesh, where she was convicted of crimes against humanity over the 2024 crackdown on protesters.
“Sheikh Hasina has no option but to face the execution of the verdict,” Md Aminul Islam told reporters, responding to reports she planned to return from self-imposed exile in neighbouring India.
He added that the 79-year-old fugitive had missed the deadline to appeal against her conviction, leaving her with no further legal recourse.
