New Delhi, Nov 17: Hours after a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, India on Monday said it noted the verdict and that it will engage constructively with all stakeholders considering peace, democracy and stability in the neighbouring country.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India remains committed to the best interests of people of Bangladesh.

Hasina was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and it sentenced her to death. Hasina’s aide and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was also given a death sentence on similar charges.

Hasina, the Awami League leader, has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive prote

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