Disgraced former leader Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh after two years in exile
Summary
Sheikh Hasina has applied for a new passport and national identity card and, according to exiled Awami League members, plans to return to Bangladesh in December 2026. Bangladesh says she could return only under a prisoner-exchange arrangement; she faces arrest after a tribunal sentenced her to death for crimes against humanity, charges she rejects.Key Facts
- Hasina has lived in India since leaving Bangladesh in August 2024 after a mass uprising toppled her government.
- Exiled Awami League members told the Guardian that Hasina is confident she will return in December and that some party figures have already gone back to Bangladesh.
- A UK lawyer acting for Hasina requested a new passport and national identity card from Bangladesh’s high commission.
- A Bangladeshi tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes against humanity over a crackdown on student protests and sentenced her to death.
- Hasina rejects the charges and says the tribunal that convicted her was illegitimate.
- Bangladesh has pressed India to extradite Hasina, but India has not acted on the request, according to the article.
- Bangladesh’s government says Hasina could return only through an acceptable prisoner exchange under the two countries’ extradition treaty.
- The Awami League remains banned in Bangladesh, and thousands of its members are in jail, the article reports.
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