Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's application for a new passport and national identity card (NID) has been dismissed as a "political stunt" by International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Aminul Islam.

Responding to journalists on Monday, he said: "These are all baseless statements and political stunts.

"Everything Sheikh Hasina is doing right now is merely posturing. She will not come back."

Aminul added that the prosecution's official stance on the matter will be presented on Tuesday.

Hasina, the deposed prime minister who has taken refuge in India while facing a death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the 2024 July Uprising, applied on Monday for a new passport and NID to facilitate her re...