Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleged that former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death at the behest of Pakistan. A tribunal in Dhaka on Monday accused Hasina of committing crimes against humanity during last year's protests and handed her a death sentence. Hasina, aged 78, had fled Bangladesh amid the unrest and has since been living in exile in India.

What did Suvendu Adhikari say?

Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal legislative assembly, said on Hasina's conviction: "This has been done on Pakistan's orders. It will not be implemented." He added: "Sheikh Hasina is progressive...Sheikh Hasina was not associated with extremists." After Monday's court verdict, Hasina reacted with sharp words, saying it revealed t

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