Sheikh Hasina plans December return to Bangladesh

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is living in exile in India after being sentenced to death in Bangladesh and the banning of her Awami League party, said she and senior party leaders plan to return around December and surrender. In an interview with news agency, Hasina said she was prepared to be arrested or even killed but wanted to return to her homeland. "Still, I have to go. My party leaders and workers are being subjected to tremendous repression. If death comes, I want it to come on my own soil, where my parents are buried and where their blood was shed," Hasina added.
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Hasina to death in absentia in November 2025 over the crackdown on anti-government protests. Hasina has consistently denied the allegations of excesses. Dhaka, first under the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus and now under the BNP government headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has repeatedly requested India to extradite Hasina.