Concerns over death sentence for former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

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A court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death, over a violent crackdown on protests. As Al Jazeera’s Saif Khalid explains, there are concerns the court’s ruling serves only to continue the kind of political persecution it sought to address.

Published On 17 Nov 2025

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