{"id":199440,"date":"2026-08-05T13:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199440"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:03:25","slug":"ex-pm-sheikh-hasina-announces-plan-to-return-to-bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199440","title":{"rendered":"Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina announces plan to return to Bangladesh | Sheikh Hasina News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The decision of the 78-year-old ousted leader comes despite her facing the death penalty in Bangladesh.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Aug 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">Former Bangladesh Prime Minister\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/10\/condemned-ex-pm-hasina-plans-december-return-to-bangladesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheikh Hasina<\/a> has said she will return to her country after two years in exile in India, despite facing the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The 78-year-old, who was dramatically ousted following a brutal crackdown on protesters in 2024, made the announcement on Wednesday via video link at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents\u2019 Club (FCC) of South \u200cAsia, alongside her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and other Awami League leaders, including former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may be detained, I may be sent to prison. But fear cannot decide my duty to the people,\u201d she said. \u201cI cannot stay away while my beloved countrymen are suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the exact date of the return will be announced \u201cwhen the time comes\u201d, but she wants it to be in December this year.<\/p>\n<p>Hasina\u2019s added that the ban on her Awami League party should be lifted. Her son said they were not in contact with the current government.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"death-penalty\">Death penalty<\/h2>\n<p>Following Hasina\u2019s failed bid to suppress the 2024 student-led revolution that had toppled her from power, she fled to New Delhi via helicopter and has not returned to Bangladesh since.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the ousted leader refused to attend her trial in Dhaka, where she was found guilty of incitement, ordering killings and failing to prevent atrocities. She was sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Her promise to return comes as Bangladesh and India seek to repair strained ties.<\/p>\n<p>Dhaka has repeatedly requested her extradition; however, New Delhi has only said the request is being examined through the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>However, with newly-elected Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in power, relations between the two neighbours have improved, and India has invited him to a BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit of emerging economies in September.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, ahead of Hasina\u2019s address, India\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, sought to distance New Delhi from it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government has no involvement whatsoever in it, neither does it endorse any views that may be expressed at the forum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/8\/5\/ex-pm-sheikh-hasina-announces-her-plan-to-return-to-bangladesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision of the 78-year-old ousted leader comes despite her facing the death penalty in Bangladesh. 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