Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Monday said the verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was not an act of revenge, but a commitment to the nation and to the establishment of justice.

"Any court in the world would have delivered the same punishment if presented with the evidence submitted in the case," he said, while speaking about the death sentences handed down to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case over crimes against humanity committed during last year's July-August mass uprising.

Expressing satisfaction with the judgment, the ICT Chief Prosecutor said the verdict demonstrated Bangladesh's ability to pr...