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Disgraced former leader Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh from exile
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Former prime minister faces death penalty upon return after being sentenced in absentia over deaths in 2024 uprising Sheikh Hasina is “confident” she will return to Bangladesh in December, according to exiled members of her party, after the disgraced former prime minister of Bang
Former prime minister faces death penalty upon return after being sentenced in absentia over deaths in 2024 uprising Sheikh Hasina is “confident” she will return to Bangladesh in December, according to exiled members of her party, after the disgraced former prime minister of Bangladesh applied for a new passport this week. Hasina has been living in self-imposed exile since August 2024 when she was toppled from power by a mass uprising against her authoritarian rule. She crossed the border to India, where she has since been allowed to live freely in Delhi.
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