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NEW DELHI: India said on Monday that it has noted the verdict against Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, hours after a Dhaka court sentenced her to death for ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown

“As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh…We will always engage constructively with all stakeholders to that end,” India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.