Bangladesh has delivered its harshest-ever judgment against a former leader, sentencing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity during 2024 students' protests. But the ruling lands with one major complication: Hasina isn’t in Bangladesh. She has been living safely in India for over a year, out of reach of the tribunal that condemned her.

With Dhaka demanding her extradition and India staying silent, the question now hangs sharply in the air: what next for Sheikh Hasina?

BANGLADESH'S EXTRADITION REQUEST

In December 2024, Bangladesh submitted a formal request to India to extradite Hasina, who fled to New Delhi as student-led protests ended her 15 years in power. The request came two weeks after India’s foreign secretary visited Bangladesh and the two co

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