Dhaka/New Delhi/IBNS, Nov. 17 -- Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been handed a death sentence by a special tribunal in Dhaka on charges of "crimes against humanity" linked to the 2024 student uprising - raising a critical question for New Delhi: What will India do now as Bangladesh has formally sought her extradition?

The verdict came after months of proceedings that concluded Hasina ordered a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising last year - unrest that ultimately brought down her Awami League government.

After months of proceedings, the court convicted her on five counts: murder, attempted murder, torture, extermination, and other inhumane acts. Tried in absentia, Hasina remains in exile in India.

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