Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday condemned the handing of death sentence to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) of Bangladesh.

Speaking to ANI, Tharoor said: "Both domestically and abroad, I don’t believe in the death penalty… Trial in absentia, when somebody doesn’t get a chance to defend themselves and explain themselves and then you declare a death penalty, it seems unfair… It’s a very troubling development.”

Earlier today, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death in her absence on Monday at the end of a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

People in the packed courtroom - including families of victims - cheered and

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