The interim government in Bangladesh has warned all print, electronic, and online media outlets to refrain from reporting statements issued by “convicted and fugitive” former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, citing concerns over national security and public order.

Hasina, 78, was on Monday (November 17) sentenced to death in absentia by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for “crimes against humanity” over her government's brutal crackdown on student-led protests last year.

The ICT also handed the death sentence to former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on similar charges.

Matter of ‘national security’

The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) of Bangladesh, in a press release issued on Monday, claimed that Hasina’s statements may contain directives or calls capable of

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