Disgraced former leader Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh after two years in exile

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Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, living in exile in India since being toppled in a 2024 uprising, says she expects to return to Bangladesh in December. She faces a possible death penalty if she returns, and has reportedly applied for a new passport.

Hasina fled to India in 2024 after mass uprising. She faces death penalty upon return Sheikh Hasina is “confident” she will return to Bangladesh in December, according to exiled members of her party, after the disgraced former prime minister of Bangladesh applied for a fresh passport this week. Hasina has been living in self-imposed exile since August 2024 when she was toppled from power by a mass uprising against her authoritarian rule. She fled over the border to India, where she has since been allowed to live freely in Delhi. Continue reading...