Bangladesh, July 14 -- Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said Sheikh Hasina is free to bring the "best lawyer in the world" to defend her at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), should she return to face trial.

Speaking at the weekly briefing on government activities at the Press Information Department (PID) conference room in the Secretariat on Tuesday, he was asked how the government viewed her potential return.

"Since we're making efforts for her to come, if she does come, we'll welcome her. From the start, we've been saying we'll welcome her, and some people take that one line out of context to claim we're rolling out the red carpet for her."

"We've said before, and I'll say it again, we want to ensure j...