BNP leader welcomes verdict against Hasina, aides

Salahuddin Ahmed, a senior member of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has welcomed the tribunal’s verdict against Sheikh Hasina and two of her former top officials, saying it “establishes justice” and sets an example for the future. Speaking to reporters at Dhaka University after the ruling, he said the punishment was “less than the gravity of the crimes”, but added that the law does not allow a harsher sentence. “This judgement proves that no matter how powerful a fascist or autocrat becomes, they will one day have to stand in the dock,” he said.