China on Tuesday reacted to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence in the ‘crimes against humanity’ case, saying it was Dhaka’s “internal affair” and refused to make any further comment on the matter.

A Bangladeshi tribunal awarded a death sentence to Hasina on Monday, convicting her for crimes against humanity during last year’s crackdown on student-led uprising.

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“It is Bangladesh’s internal affair,” a news agency quoted Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning as saying, on being asked about the verdict. She also said that China sincerely hopes that “Bangladesh will achieve solidarity, stability, and development” and that China is committed to a policy of good neighbourliness and friendship towards all people of Bangladesh.

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