Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. -File Photo

DHAKA, July 9, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said the BBC Eye Investigations confirmed ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's direct role in state-sanctioned murder. 

"When a global institution like the BBC commits its full investigative resources to uncovering crimes in Bangladesh, the world must take notice," he said in a post shared on his verified Facebook account.

The BBC Eye Investigations unit has now confirmed Sheikh Hasina's direct role in state-sanctioned murder, Alam said. 

He said the revelations published on Tuesday, including damning audio evidence and verified footage from the 2024 student protest crackdown, must serve as the final straw, the last nail in the coffin of Sheikh Hasina's defence.

It is one thing for ordinary people to allege that she ordered the mass murder of her own citizens, the press secretary said. 

He said it is quite another for a respected international media institution like the BBC, with significant global credibility, resources, and forensic expertise, to independently investigate and corroborate these allegations in devastating detail.

Alam said the leaked recording, authenticated by world-class audio forensics experts, confirms what so many Bangladeshis have always known in their hearts: that the violence was not spontaneous, nor accidental. "It was authorised."

"The evidence is no longer anecdotal or partisan. It is forensic, verified, and impossible to ignore," he said. 

"We now urge the Republic of India to act with conscience and moral clarity. For too long, India has refused to comply with Bangladesh's lawful request for the extradition of Sheikh Hasina. That position is no longer tenable," the press secretary said. 

He said India can no longer protect an individual who stands credibly accused of crimes against humanity.

No regional friendship, no strategic calculus, no political legacy can excuse or obscure the deliberate murder of civilians, he said. 

Alam said the United Kingdom, whose own media institutions have laid bare these atrocities, has long been a friend to both Bangladesh and India. 

"We ask that India recognise the weight of this moment and honour the shared values of justice, rule of law, and democratic integrity," he said. 

Noting that the people of Bangladesh deserve justice, the press secretary said: "The victims deserve closure. And the world deserves to see that no leader, no matter how powerful, is above the law."