TODAY’S TEN: Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence rocks Dhaka, tests India’s balance
By Pragadish Kirubakaran, Pradeep Damodaran and Meena R Prashant in Media News on Tuesday, 18th November 2025 at 4:19pm
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As Bangladesh continues to be embroiled in one of the most volatile chapters in its political history, a special tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for “crimes against humanity” during last year’s student uprising — a verdict delivered in her absence, rejected by her as politically motivated and immediately weaponised by Dhaka to demand her extradition from India. The ruling has triggered public fury, deepened partisan divides and placed New Delhi in an unenviable diplomatic corner: navigate the collapse of a long-time ally while safeguarding its strategic interests in a neighbour slipping into uncertainty.
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