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Sheikh Hasina expected to announce return from IndiaThe former prime minister is expected to address the FCC in New Delhi by video while facing a 2025 death sentence in absentia.
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- After two years in exile in New Delhi, Hasina is expected to appear by video at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia alongside her son and Awami League politicians.
- Bangladesh has barred local media from airing the address, while India denies government involvement and says a private organisation is hosting the event.
- Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity in 2025 after an estimated 1,400 people were killed and more than 20,000 injured during the protest crackdown.
- She said she intended to return from exile in December and face the courts, while India continues to examine Bangladesh’s extradition request through legal procedures.
I may be killed. I may be arrested. I may be sent to prison. I am fully aware of my fate. Still, I want to go back because my people are calling me.— Sheikh Hasina, in an AFP interview reported by Al Jazeera about her decision to return from exile
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