Sheikh Hasina said she was denied a fair chance to defend herself, and said she is not afraid to face her accusers before a proper tribunal.

Sheikh Hasina, ousted Bangladesh prime minister, on Monday condemned the death sentence handed to her by a Dhaka court, calling the verdict “rigged”, “preordained”, and the product of an “unelected government with no democratic mandate”.

The 78-year-old former leader, who has been living in India since her overthrow in August 2024, was convicted on three counts of crimes against humanity, including incitement, ordering killings, and failing to prevent atrocities during the deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising that ended her rule.

As judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder read out the verdict in a packed Dhaka courtroom, cheers erupted. “All the element

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