India, Nov. 17 -- Sheikh Hasina, ousted Bangladesh prime minister, on Monday condemned the death sentence handed to her by a Dhaka court, calling the verdict "rigged", "preordained", and the product of an "unelected government with no democratic mandate".

"We lost control of the situation, but to characterize what happened as a premeditated assault on citizens is simply to misread the facts," she said Monday.

The 78-year-old former leader, who has been living in India since her overthrow in August 2024, was convicted on three counts of crimes against humanity, including incitement, ordering killings, and failing to prevent atrocities during the deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising that ended her rule.

As judge Golam Mortuza Mozum...