Sheikh Hasina, Awami League Congratulate Suvendu Adhikari

Sheikh Hasina, Awami League congratulate Suvendu Adhikari

The BJP leader supported Hasina in November 2025 when the latter was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka for her role in the 2024 crackdown; the Awami League is banned in Bangladesh

West Bengal Elections: Sheikh Hasina’s Congratulations, BJP’s eastern wall- Remaking of South Asia’s complex border

Sheikh Hasina — former prime minister of Bangladesh, living in exile in India, convicted in absentia of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death — formally congratulated the winners of the West Bengal legislative assembly elections. She extended special felicitations to Suvendu Adhikari, the BJP leader tipped to be West Bengal’s next chief minister. The message was issued through the official account of the Bangladesh Awami League, a party…