Sheikh Hasina Vows to Return to Bangladesh in December Despite Death Sentence

Bangladesh’s ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, speaking from exile in New Delhi in her first public media appearance since fleeing a student-led uprising in August 2024, declared she plans to return to Bangladesh in December—the country’s victory month—despite facing a death sentence for crimes against humanity tied to the 2024 protest crackdown, which the UN estimates killed nearly 1,400 people. Denying the charges as politically motivated, Hasina demanded the lifting of the ban on her Awami League party, the release of political prisoners, and guarantees of free speech and judicial independence. Bangladesh’s foreign ministry expressed outrage at the address, calling it an affront to sovereignty and detrimental to relations with India, while Dhaka reiterated its extradition requests for Hasina, which India said it had no role in organizing the event. The address was conducted in audio-only format, and protesters in Dhaka burned effigies of Hasina, while Bangladesh’s authorities urged media not to broadcast her statements.

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