Ousted Bangladeshi Leader Sheikh Hasina to Return From Exile in December
Hasina said she will return despite a death sentence, as a United Nations report said nearly 1,400 people were killed in the 2024 crackdown.
- Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Wednesday her intention to return to Bangladesh from India in December, declaring it her duty despite facing a death sentence for crimes against humanity.
- Hasina fled Dhaka two years ago after student-led protests ended her 20 years in power, resulting in a 2025 conviction for ordering a crackdown that the United Nations reported killed nearly 1,400 people.
- Speaking at a New Delhi event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents, Hasina called for the ban on her Awami League party to be lifted and demanded the release of political prisoners.
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's government warned media outlets on Tuesday against broadcasting her statements, citing a 2024 court order that prohibits publishing or airing her speeches.
- Rahman inaugurated The July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum on Wednesday at Hasina's former official residence in Dhaka, documenting alleged political repression during her 15 years in power.
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Ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina says she will return from exile in December
Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday that she plans to return to her country from exile in India in December despite facing a death sentence in Bangladesh over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024.
Despite her death sentence, the former Prime Minister in exile in New Delhi assured that she would return to Bangladesh in December, for the 55th anniversary of the country's independence.
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