Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penalty

The 78-year-old has been convicted of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a 2024 uprising.

Bangladesh’s Ousted Leader Says She’ll Return Despite Threats

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to her country despite facing a death sentence, calling it her “duty” to help rescue a country she described as sliding into economic distress and democratic decline.

By Sudhi Ranjan Sen

Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh despite death sentence

Exiled former prime minister’s plans pose political test for new government in Dhaka

Exiled PM vows to return to Bangladesh despite execution threat

Sheikh Hasina, 78, plans a December comeback two years after being ousted in a bloody uprising led by students Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return home by year-end, even though she faces a death sentence. “They may put me in a cell. They may kill me. Anything may happen, but still I have to go,” said the 78-year-old, speaking two years after a student-led uprising toppled her government. Continue reading...

By Penelope MacRae in Delhi

Ousted Bangladeshi leader vows to return from exile despite facing a death sentence

Hasina's speech marked the second anniversary of her ouster. She fled Bangladesh by helicopter following nearly two months of protests in 2024 that left nearly 1,400 people dead, according to the United Nations.

By Shamim Chowdhury

Sheikh Hasina vows to return, but will Bangladesh accept fugitive ex-PM?

Awami League leader plans to return from India exile despite facing death sentence over 2024 protest crackdown.

Exiled PM Sheikh Hasina vows return to Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to Bangladesh despite facing a death penalty, telling supporters that fear could not decide her "duty to the people."

'May be jailed, but I’ll return to Bangladesh this December,' says Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina declared she is not afraid of arrest upon her return to Bangladesh in December. She stated her return is for the nation's future and to set it on the right track. Dhaka reacted sharply, calling her an absconding convicted genocider and expressing regret over the event. Hasina described the July Uprising as a regime change operation orchestrated by a mastermind.

By AHSAN TASNIM

Want to go back in December, our (1971) victory month: Sheikh Hasina

By Shubhajit Roy

'Those who celebrated my departure, what did you get?': Sheikh Hasina cites Bangladesh's economic slide after ouster

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has questioned whether people are better off after the 2024 political upheaval.

'May Get Jailed Or Killed': Sheikh Hasina Vows December Return To Bangladesh

The former prime minister Sheikh Hasina also ruled out any back-channel negotiations with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government on her return.

Hasina vows return to Bangladesh, calls for ban on party to be lifted

Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for the ban on her Awami League party to be lifted and reaffirmed her plans to return to the country in De...