{"id":1460,"date":"2025-11-19T07:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2025-11-19T07:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:56:25","slug":"sheikh-hasina-death-sentence-how-will-india-respond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/19\/sheikh-hasina-death-sentence-how-will-india-respond\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence: How Will India Respond?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"889\">Sheikh Hasina\u2019s Death Sentence Raises Extradition Questions as India Reviews Bangladesh\u2019s Request<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"889\">The future of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently taking refuge in India, has become increasingly uncertain, after a tribunal court in Dhaka handed her a death sentence, in connection with last year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/10\/30\/kerala-declares-itself-extreme-poverty-free-but-protests-tell-another-story\/\">violent student-led uprising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"889\">The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) ruled that Hasina had ordered the use of lethal force during the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/25\/ladakh-protests-explained-bjp-accuses-congress-of-foul-play\/\">August 2023 civil protests<\/a> and was therefore responsible for the deaths and injuries that occurred during the crackdown.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"889\">She was also given a separate sentence of imprisonment until death for being a part of the crimes allegedly carried out by law enforcement agencies and loyalists of the Awami League.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"1386\">Hasina fled to India shortly after the unrest, and the ICT had already declared her and former home minister A. Khan Kamal as \u201c<em>fugitives<\/em>\u201d. With the verdict pronounced now, Dhaka has intensified its demand for her return, stating that I<strong>ndia\u2019s failure to extradite her would amount to \u201c<em>a highly unfriendly gesture and an affront to justice<\/em>\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"1386\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/06\/fake-passport-scam-businessmans-900-bangkok-trips-exposed\/\">interim government<\/a> has maintained that &#8216;no one is above the law&#8217; and urged New Delhi to comply with the provisions of the bilateral extradition treaty.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1421\"><strong data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1421\">India\u2019s Measured Response<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1740\">Reacting to the latest developments, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/10\/10\/india-invites-canadas-pm-mark-carney-to-ai-impact-summit-2025-in-new-delhi\/\">India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)<\/a> has taken note of the verdict delivered and reiterated its commitment to s<em>upporting peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in Bangladesh.<\/em> However, <em><strong>India avoided any direct comment on whether it intended to return Hasina.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2148\">According to a Reuters report citing an Indian government source, any decision on extradition would require a detailed examination of tribunal documents to ensure due legal process, credible evidence and fair representation. The source added that exemptions within the treaty may apply if the case appears politically influenced, and <em>India cannot move forward without reviewing all relevant legal material.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POINT-4.jpg\" alt=\"Sonam Wangchuk, Leh, Ladakh, Protest, BJP, Congress\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POINT-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POINT-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POINT-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POINT-4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2192\"><strong data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2192\">How the Extradition Treaty Applies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2600\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/10\/10\/india-invites-canadas-pm-mark-carney-to-ai-impact-summit-2025-in-new-delhi\/\">India\u2013Bangladesh extradition treaty,<\/a> signed in <strong>2013<\/strong> and amended in <strong>2016<\/strong>, is based on the principle of &#8216;<strong data-start=\"2300\" data-end=\"2320\">dual criminality&#8217;- <\/strong>meaning the alleged offence must be punishable under the laws of both countries. While Hasina\u2019s conviction technically qualifies under the procedural framework, the <em>dual-criminality clause also allows India room to reject extradition if the legal definitions do not fully align.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"3052\">Article 8 of the treaty permits refusal if the accused demonstrates that the request is &#8216;unjust or oppressive&#8217;, including instances where charges are politically motivated, made in bad faith.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"3052\">Article 7 empowers India to decline extradition if it chooses to conduct its own prosecution instead.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"3052\">In addition, India\u2019s <strong data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3210\">Extradition Act, 1962<\/strong> gives the central government broad authority to halt, delay or dismiss an extradition request if it considers the charges trivial, unjust, politically driven or contrary to the interests of justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"3749\" data-end=\"3775\"><strong data-start=\"3753\" data-end=\"3775\">What Happens Next?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3777\" data-end=\"4134\">With Bangladesh pressing for <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/06\/fake-passport-scam-businessmans-900-bangkok-trips-exposed\/\">Hasina\u2019s return and India signaling caution<\/a>, the next steps will <strong><em>depend heavily on legal review, diplomatic conversations and political sensitivities<\/em><\/strong> between the two neighbours. For now, Hasina\u2019s fate\u2014and India\u2019s final position\u2014remains unresolved, adding further complexity to the already tense political climate in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheikh Hasina\u2019s Death Sentence Raises Extradition Questions as India Reviews Bangladesh\u2019s Request The future of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently taking refuge in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[957,950,954,953,956,952,949,948,951,955,946,947],"class_list":["post-1460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bangladesh-india-diplomatic-tension","tag-bangladesh-interim-government","tag-dual-criminality-clause","tag-extradition-rules-india","tag-hasina-fugitive-status","tag-hasina-political-case","tag-hasina-verdict-ict","tag-india-bangladesh-extradition-treaty","tag-india-response-hasina","tag-international-crimes-tribunal-bangladesh","tag-sheikh-hasina-death-sentence","tag-sheikh-hasina-extradition","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1464,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions\/1464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}