India, Nov. 10 -- Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has "no option" left but to face the death sentence verdict against her if she returns, the chief prosecutor of the country's international crime tribunal said on Tuesday.

"Sheikh Hasina has no option but to face the execution of the verdict," news agency AFP quoted Md Aminul Islam as saying in response to reports that Hasina was planning to return from India.

Hasina fled to India after her ouster in August 2024, following the mass uprising in Bangladesh. She was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity by a tribunal over the alleged 2024 crackdown on protesters.

However, earlier this year, she said she planned to return to Bangladesh in December, asserting that the...