, Nov. 10 -- Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will face the legal process for execution of her death sentence if she returns to Bangladesh as she did not appeal against the verdict in a crimes against humanity case, International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said on Tuesday.

There is no legal scope for Hasina, a convicted fugitive, to obtain a Bangladeshi passport, he said at a press briefing at the tribunal.

Explaining the legal grounds for denying her a passport, Aminul Islam referred to Article 6 of the Bangladesh Passport Order, 1973, which restricts passport issuance to individuals convicted within the preceding five years and sentenced to imprisonment for at least two years.

He said crimes against humanity ...