Ex-leader Hasina gambles with vow to return to Bangladesh
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Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country in December, despite facing the death penalty there for crimes against humanity.
Hasina, who denies the charges, was tried in absentia after fleeing to India during an anti-government uprising in 2024.
On the second anniversary of being ousted, Hasina said in an audio broadcast to a crowded press club in Delhi that she "had to go back", but wouldn't announce her exact plans or dates yet.
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Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country in December, despite facing the death penalty there for crimes against humanity.
Hasina, who denies the charges, was tried in absentia after fleeing to India during an anti-government uprising in 2024.
On the second anniversary of being ousted, Hasina said in an audio broadcast to a crowded press club in Delhi that she "had to go back", but wouldn't announce her exact plans or dates yet.