Ousted Bangladeshi PM Hasina Vows December Return Despite Death Sentence

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's former prime minister, was sentenced to death in absentia for ordering security forces to fire on protesters during a 2024 crackdown that killed an estimated 1,400 people. Now in exile in India, the 78-year-old told Reuters she plans to return around December 2026, accepting arrest or worse. A Bangladeshi minister confirmed she will be jailed on arrival.