Ousted PM Hasina Vows December Return to Bangladesh Despite Death Sentence

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, exiled in India since a 2024 student uprising toppled her government, has vowed to return by December 2026. She faces a death sentence imposed in absentia for crimes against humanity over the violent suppression of protests that killed up to 1,400 people. Bangladesh's government says she would be arrested on arrival. Hasina calls the verdict politically motivated.