India, Nov. 17 -- Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Monday hailed the death penalty verdict by a tribunal court for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, saying that "no one is above the law" and that the verdict "recognises suffering" of the students killed in protests last year that led to the Awami League leader's ouster and escape to India.

Hasina was found guilty by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on three counts of charges: incitement, order to kill and inaction to prevent the atrocities. "We have decided to inflict her with only one sentence, that is, sentence of death," Judge Golam Mortuza Mozumder said.

In a long statement posted on X, Bangladesh's chief adviser said that the verdict offers "vital, if insu...