Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday delivered her first reaction to the death sentence handed to her by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), calling the ruling "biased, politically motivated" and issued by a "rigged tribunal with no democratic mandate".

She made the remarks in an interview with India Today TV from New Delhi, where she has been living in exile since 5 August 2024.

Hasina, 78, who was convicted of crimes against humanity for her alleged role in last year's student uprising, said she "wholly denies the accusations" and insisted the trial was a "foregone conclusion".

She criticised the proceedings held in her absence, saying she had "no fair chance to defend myself in court, n...