Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Announces Plan to Return to Bangladesh in December

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced her intention to return to Bangladesh from exile in India this December, despite facing a death sentence for crimes against humanity.

The 78-year-old leader, who fled to New Delhi via helicopter in 2024 following a student-led revolution, made the statement via video link at a Foreign Correspondents’ Club event on Wednesday.

While Dhaka has requested her extradition, India's Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal stated on Tuesday that the government has no involvement in her plans and does not endorse her views.