Disgraced former leader Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh after two years in exile
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi from World news | The Guardian on (#79N7S)
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.
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