Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh from exile
The gist
Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina says she will return from India exile in December at any cost.
She faces a death sentence at home, and Dhaka has rejected her passport request.
How it unfolded
- Aug 5, 2024Hasina fled to India after a deadly student-led uprising ended her rule; the military sent her to India after protests forced her from power.
- Nov 2025A Bangladeshi special tribunal sentenced her to death in absentia for crimes against humanity over ordering the 2024 crackdown.
- Jul 10, 2026Hasina told Reuters she plans to return in December alongside senior Awami League officials to challenge the legal shuttering of the party.
Key terms
- in absentia
- A criminal trial conducted without the accused person present in court.
- crimes against humanity
- Certain severe crimes committed as part of a large-scale attack against civilians, prosecutable in peace or war.
- extradition treaty
- Formal legal process by which one jurisdiction surrenders a person accused or convicted of a crime to another jurisdiction for prosecution or punishment.
Source: Wikipedia