Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Hasina challenges Yunus to ICC over death sentence
Sheikh Hasina, the former leader of Bangladesh, is in trouble with the new government led by Muhammad Yunus.
She was given the death penalty by a court in Bangladesh, but she says it's not fair and wants the case to be heard by a bigger, more fair court in another country.
She also says that staying in Bangladesh is not safe for her.
She is thankful to India for helping her and hopes that things will get better when Bangladesh has free elections again.
She believes that the current government's actions are not good for Bangladesh or its relationship with other countries.
Sheikh Hasina, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh.
Hasina challenges the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus to take the charges against her to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an impartial investigation.
Hasina claims the ICT is not impartial and that the verdict was engineered by her political opponents.
She expresses gratitude toward India for providing refuge and hopes for the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh.
Hasina maintains that the relationship between India and Bangladesh can withstand the current political situation.
- Who
- Sheikh Hasina, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Muhammad Yunus, Interim Chief Advisor of Bangladesh
- What
- Sheikh Hasina challenges Yunus to take charges against her to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an impartial investigation
- When
- Current situation under the interim government
- Where
- Bangladesh, with implications for the UK and international community
- Why
- Due to selective justice, historical revisionism, and targeting of foreign officials
- Government
- Interim government led by Muhammad Yunus
- Historical Context
- 1971 Liberation War with Pakistan
- Casualties
- Up to 3 million killed, millions displaced, 400,000+ women raped
- Key Concerns
- Selective justice, historical revisionism, rehabilitation of controversial actors
- International Crimes Tribunal (ICTB)
- Criticized for potential sympathy towards radical Islamists
- Notable Case
- Targeting of British MP Tulip Siddiq
- Organizations Involved
- European Bangladesh Forum, International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
- Sheikh Hasina
- Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Death Sentence
- Sentenced to death by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal
- ICC Challenge
- Hasina challenges Yunus to take charges to the International Criminal Court
Sources
Bangladesh: Yunus govt eroding 1971 legacy, risks exporting internal divisions
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Justice or Vengeance? No End to Violence in B’desh
‘Bring me to The Hague’: Sheikh Hasina dares Yunus regime to face the ICC
Indian high commission in Dhaka targeted: Protest after Delhi raises security concerns
‘Ban us, jail us — but you cannot erase us’: Hasina calls Bangladesh election under Yunus sham
