Parliamentarians urge to focus on four priorities
“Our central concern is that criminal justice is being used to pursue political conflict,” the lawmakers said, adding that serious allegations against Hasina must be investigated independently and adjudicated fairly rather than being used as a means of political retaliation. The appeal comes amid reports that a London-based legal chamber has approached the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi seeking a fresh passport and national identity card for Hasina. The former prime minister has expressed her intention to return to Bangladesh in December and face legal proceedings.
Hasina, 79, has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh in August 2024 following a student-led uprising that toppled her Awami League government.
Earlier reporting noted: The letter came as a London-based legal chamber is said to have approached the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi seeking a new passport and national identity card for Hasina, who has expressed her intention to return to the country in December and face legal proceedings. She was subsequently sentenced to death in absentia in a crimes against humanity case linked to the crackdown on protesters. She has denied wrongdoing and questioned the legitimacy of the proceedings.
Earlier reporting noted: UK parliamentarians appeal to Foreign Secretary for Sheikh Hasina death penalty safeguards London, Six UK parliamentarians have written to British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to appeal for a coordinated diplomatic push to secure safeguards against a death penalty for former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina if she returns to Dhaka. Earlier reporting noted: They are joined by three members of the Scottish Parliament , Martyn Day, Paul McLennan and Alan Brown, and a former member of the European Parliament Dr Charles Tannock in their appeal.