CNA Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence raises risk of violence in Bangladesh: Expert

Bangladesh is at a crossroads after a tribunal sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity linked to last year’s deadly protest crackdown. Professor Greg Barton, chair in global Islamic politics at Deakin University, tells CNA’s Asia First that the ruling, though unlikely to be enforced, could worsen unrest and delay elections in Bangladesh.

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