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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina to return

Faces death penalty over 2024 crackdown

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In breve

Sheikh Hasina, the 78-year-old exiled prime minister of Bangladesh, has announced plans to return to her country despite facing a death sentence. Her decision has strained relations between Bangladesh and India, where she currently resides.

Sheikh Hasina was convicted of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a 2024 uprising.5 Hasina fled to India in August 2024 by helicopter at the height of the student-led uprising that toppled her government.2 Bangladesh has accused India of giving a platform to a fugitive it labelled a 'convicted genocider' by allowing Sheikh Hasina to address journalists in New Delhi.7

Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh by the end of the year, despite facing a death sentence.4,3,1 Sheikh Hasina told supporters that fear could not decide her 'duty to the people'.6 The 2024 uprising was led by students and resulted in a bloody crackdown.5,3

Sheikh Hasina's planned return has strained relations between Bangladesh and India.7 Sheikh Hasina said 'They may put me in a cell. They may kill me. Anything may happen, but still I have to go'.4

They may put me in a cell. They may kill me. Anything may happen, but still I have to go
Sheikh Hasina4
fear could not decide her 'duty to the people'
Sheikh Hasina6

Perché è importante

  • Sheikh Hasina is the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh, who was toppled in a student-led uprising in 2024.2

  • The 2024 uprising resulted in a deadly crackdown, for which Sheikh Hasina was convicted of crimes against humanity.5

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