India, Nov. 19 -- Questions have arisen about the fairness of former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina's trial and sentencing by a domestic war crimes tribunal in view of a string of procedural and legal lapses, including changes to the scope of the court itself by the interim government, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday handed down the death sentence to 78-year-old Hasina for ordering the use of lethal force while cracking down on student-led protests last year, and a separate sentence of imprisonment until death for being complicit in crimes against civilians by law enforcement and armed cadres of her Awami League party.

The ICT was created on the basis of the Internatio...