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Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) The International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh is expected to announce the date of its verdict on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accused of crimes against humanity during the July-August 2024 student agitation. Meanwhile, the banned Awami League has threatened to impose a lockdown in Dhaka on November 13, when the ICT is likely to announce the date to deliver its verdict. In this context, Awami League leader and former Bangladeshi MP Pankaj Nath, now living in Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, criticized Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus for moving forward to punish former PM Sheikh Hasina. “Now, in the name of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh, they are trying to impose punishment on Sheikh Hasina. Now, Sheikh Hasina is no ordinary Awami League leader; she is a symbol of the existence of secular Bangladesh. She is a symbol of Bangladesh, which believes in the spirit of 1971. So ousting Sheikh Hasina from politics means destroying the spirit of our democratic process. This cannot be continued. That’s why they are trying to organize a drama trial in their kangaroo court. “Hasina is behind the bars,” Pankaj Nath said, adding, “Bangladesh is in danger for the last 14 months. It is going through difficult times. During the last 14 months, due to the illegal and unconstitutional occupation of Dr. Muhammad Yunus and others, they have destroyed the economy of Bangladesh, the social and cultural values of Bangladesh and the political norms of Bangladesh. No Bangladesh feels safe, so to protect the people of Bangladesh, we have to expel Muhammad Yunus. He has to step down and go back.” –IANS SH/UK