Tensions Rise as Sheikh Hasina Plans Controversial Return to Bangladesh Amid Threats and Violence

11/10/2026

Former prime minister faces death penalty upon return after being sentenced in absentia over deaths in 2024 uprisingSheikh Hasina is "confident" she will return to Bangladesh in December,...

11/10/2026

Sheikh Hasina, whose 15-year rule was ended by a mass uprising she tried to crush, has vowed to return in December to Bangladesh.

11/10/2026

A Bangladeshi court sentenced Hasina to death in November 2025 for ordering a deadly crackdown on protesters in 2024 that as per the UN, killed as many as 1,400

11/10/2026

Bangladesh prosecutor says Sheikh Hasina will be executed if she returns after death sentence for crimes against humanity.

11/10/2026

Sheikh Hasina faces a dilemma. She wants to return as a political leader and reclaim her party, the Awami League. But she stands accused of ordering the police crackdown of July-August 2024, and...

11/10/2026

Bangladesh is witnessing a fresh wave of violence as security concerns mount in Dhaka ahead of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposed return from India in December. Crude bomb explosions,...

11/10/2026

With December drawing closer, Awami League supporters appear to be stepping up their political activity in anticipation of Sheikh Hasina's possible return

11/10/2026

Hasina on Monday requested for a new passport and identity card from the Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi, citing her plans to return to the country.

11/10/2026

Hasina seeks fresh passport, but Minister Humayun Kabir calls ousted leader a "terrorist" and dismisses request; no response from MEA, sources say denial of passport may complicate matter if India...

11/09/2026

Sheikh Hasina's passport request comes amid plans to return to Bangladesh, where her proposed comeback could have significant political and diplomatic implications.

11/09/2026

Nearly two years after fleeing Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has sought fresh travel and identity documents from the country's mission in New Delhi

11/09/2026

Sheikh Hasina, who is currently living in India, has reiterated her intention to return to Bangladesh in December, saying she would not change her decision.

11/09/2026

Hasina’s lawyers at London-based Matrix Chambers have written to Preeti Rahman, the acting high commissioner at Bangladesh's embassy, requesting new travel and identity documents

11/09/2026

Writes to embassy in Delhi to seek new documents; Cites rights under Bangladeshi and international law

11/09/2026

Bangladesh's Minister Humayun Kabir said there was no question of issuing a passport to the former PM Hasina, who has been sentenced to death.

11/09/2026

Bangladesh has rejected former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's request for a new passport. Dismissing the request as 'drama', Foreign Affairs State Minister Humayun Kabir said Bangladesh does not...

11/09/2026

Bangladesh reviews Sheikh Hasina passport request as it seeks her extradition from India after her death sentence and return pledge.

11/08/2026

Bangladesh Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman stated that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina is a convicted criminal and confirmed that Dhaka has requested India to extradite her following due legal process

11/08/2026

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said Dhaka has formally requested Hasina’s repatriation under the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty and will follow due legal process.