Bangladesh’s chief prosecutor has said ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina will face execution if she returns home, after she missed the deadline to appeal against her death sentence.
Md Aminul Islam told reporters on Tuesday, 10 November 2026: “Sheikh Hasina has no option but to face the execution of the verdict.”
He said she had missed the 30-day deadline to appeal her conviction, leaving no further legal recourse. “The statute says that an appeal must be filed within 30 days of the delivery of the judgment,” he said.
Hasina, 79, fled to neighbouring India by helicopter in August 2024 after a mass uprising. She has vowed to return to Bangladesh in December and told AFP she is “fully aware” she faces being hanged, saying “fear cannot decide” her “duty to the people”.
In November 2025, a court in Dhaka sentenced her to death in absentia on three counts of crimes against humanity — incitement, ordering killings, and failing to prevent atrocities — over the 2024 crackdown on protesters. The United Nations says up to 1,400 people died in that crackdown.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has sought her extradition from India. India says the request is under legal review. She also faces other cases, including corruption charges.
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Source: AFP, via The Straits Times
