‘India must ensure Sheikh Hasina’s safety …’: Eminent Jurist Dr Abhishek Singhvi

Sheikh Hasina was tried in absentia yesterday in Dhaka, having been exiled in India since she was ousted from power in July 2024. She was given the death sentence for “committing crimes against humanity.”

Post Published By: Sujata Biswal

Updated : 18 November 2025, 11:49 AM IST

Eminent Jurist Dr Abhishek Singhvi

New Delhi: Eminent Jurist and 4ht term Parliamentarian Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi has reacted sharply to the death sentence given to the ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi on social media platform X has said that the sentence is a "chilling red flag" and emphasised that India must ensure her safety at any cost.

Singhvi wrote, "death sentence 4Sheikh Hasina is a chilling red flag. India must ensure her safety at any cost. India &South Asia cannot afford tragic repeat of Najibullah: abandoned, brutalised, erased. Hasina has been steadfast ally in security, stability & cooperation. We must not look away."

death sentence 4Sheikh Hasina is a chilling red flag. India must ensure her safety at any cost.
India &South Asia cannot afford tragic repeat of Najibullah: abandoned, brutalised, erased.
Hasina has been steadfast ally in security, stability & cooperation. We must not look away.

— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) November 18, 2025

Sheikh Hasina was tried in absentia yesterday in Dhaka, having been exiled in India since she was ousted from power in July 2024. She was given the death sentence for "committing crimes against humanity."

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