China on Tuesday (November 18) termed the awarding of death sentence to ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as an "internal affair" of Dhaka. Beijing declined to make any further comment on the incident.

The 78-year-old chief of the now disbanded Awami League was sentenced to death in absentia by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for "crimes against humanity" in a case related to her government’s crackdown on student-led protests last year.

It also handed the death sentence to former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on similar charges.

‘China committed to good neighbourliness’

Speaking to reporters, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, "It is Bangladesh's internal affair," when asked about the verdict.

Ning further stated that China is com

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