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Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday praised the special tribunal verdict that sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death, calling it a powerful reminder that “no one, regardless of power, is above the law."

The International Crimes Tribunal–Bangladesh (ICT-BD) delivered the judgment in absentia, ruling that the two were responsible for “crimes against humanity" committed during last year’s student-led uprising.

Hasina, now 78, has been living in India since 5 August last year, when she fled Bangladesh amid huge demonstrations that eventually brought down her 16-year rule. She has already been declared a fugitive by the court, while Kamal is also believed to be staying in

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