F ormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for trials of people accused of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Mukti Juddho, or Liberation War, has sentenced her to death. The verdict was pronounced for her role in the violence and killings during the protests leading to her ouster last year.

While the timing of the 400-plus page verdict on November 17 may have come as a surprise, its nature was not unexpected. The way the tide was turning had been obvious for a while, beginning with the ban on the Awami League in May this year. For those still hoping Hasina might return to Bangladesh, the verdict must now be accepted. Bangladesh has turned a new page, just as it has in

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