Overview
- Dhaka’s International Crimes Tribunal delivered the verdict in absentia over the 2024 protest crackdown, prompting questions about the speed and fairness of the process.
- Bangladesh is preparing to seek Hasina’s return from India and could also request Interpol assistance, according to reporting from Dhaka.
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs said it has noted the judgment and is willing to work constructively with stakeholders, without endorsing the tribunal.
- The 2013 India–Bangladesh extradition treaty allows refusal if a request is not made in good faith or in the interests of justice, giving New Delhi legal room to delay or decline.
- Indian TV coverage leaned sympathetic to Hasina, with multiple channels airing her claim the verdict was rigged and a former Indian high commissioner calling the tribunal a "kangaroo court."