Author: Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former prime minister and currently in exile in India, writes for the Indian press for the first time since receiving a death sentence in Dhaka. In this exclusive article, Hasina expresses her perspective on the verdicts and the crisis gripping Bangladesh “The country’s future belongs to its people, and the next election must be free, fair and inclusive. That principle—simple yet fundamental—is what now stands threatened in Bangladesh. And it is why I must speak plainly.” Verdicts of Convenience The verdicts recently announced against me were not the outcome of a fair judicial process, nor the consequence…