India responds to Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence

India responds

Neighboring India has issued an official response within hours of the recent verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh, which sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death. India’s Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement on Monday (November 17). “The verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh in the case of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has come to our notice,” the statement said. The ministry indicated that India is closely monitoring the matter. Bangladesh-India relations have long been a strategically important part of regional politics in…

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Hasina’s state lawyer says he is distressed by the death sentence

Hasina’s state lawyer

Amir Hossain, the state-appointed defense lawyer, is distressed by the death sentence handed down to Sheikh Hasina in the case of crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. He said, “I respectfully accept the verdict given by the honorable tribunal. However, the verdict was not in my favor, it went against me. I am angry for this. I am harboring pain. I am distressed by the death sentence of the accused.” Amir Hossain said these things in response to a question from journalists after the verdict was announced at…

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‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ star Munni returns to films after a decade

Munni

Actress Harshali Malhotra is known to most viewers as Munni. This was the name of her character in the 2015 film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. Harshali won everyone’s hearts by playing the role of a mute Pakistani girl, Munni. That was Harshali’s first performance, and that was her last. After 10 years, news came that she is returning to the screen. When Harshali acted with Salman Khan in the film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, she was only seven years old. After that, she was not seen on the big screen again. A decade has…

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Mehjabeen reveals behind-the-scenes in new statement

Mehjabeen reveals

An arrest warrant was issued against actress Mehjabeen Chowdhury and her brother Alisan Chowdhury in a case filed on charges of embezzlement and death threats. The case was filed by a person named Amirul Islam. He alleged that Mehjabeen Chowdhury offered to become his business partner and Amirul gave him a total of 2.7 million taka at various times. But when he did not take the initiative to start business activities for a long time, he asked for the money back, abused Mehjabeen and her brother Amirul, threatened them and…

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India’s boosted border deployment signals pressure on Bangladesh

India’s Siliguri Corridor is known as one of the most sensitive areas of geopolitics in South Asia. The only 22-kilometer-wide stretch of land is also known as the Chicken’s Neck. This corridor connects the seven northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura to mainland India. Surrounded by Nepal-Bhutan on one side and Bangladesh and China on the other, this region has long been the center of India’s strategic weakness. Recently, several Indian media reports said that the country’s army has set up three new…

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Global media react to Hasina’s death sentence

Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted from power in a mass uprising, to death. The news of Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence has been widely reported by international media. From Western media to media in various South Asian countries including India, the news has been featured in major news reports on Monday. The news agencies AFP and Al Jazeera have published the news under the headline ‘crimes against humanity’. However, both the BBC and Reuters have headlined ‘Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence for suppressing…

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