, Nov. 17 -- The International Crisis Group on Monday said the prospect of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 'mounting a political comeback in Bangladesh now appears very slim'.

"The political repercussions of this verdict are significant," said Crisis Group's expert on Bangladesh, Senior Consultant Thomas Kean.

But as long as she refuses to give up control of the Awami League, the party is unlikely to be allowed back into the political arena, Thomas Kean said.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Monday (November 17) convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in a case concerning crimes against humanity committed during last year's July-August uprising, which claimed more than 1,000 lives.

She wa...