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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Announces December Return Plan From Exile
Just the facts
The 78-year-old former prime minister fled Bangladesh by helicopter in August 2024 following widespread public demonstrations that led to nearly 1,400 deaths. Following her departure, a domestic tribunal in Bangladesh convicted Hasina of crimes against humanity related to the government response to those protests and sentenced her to death in absentia. Hasina announced her scheduled December return despite facing the unexecuted death sentence and ongoing legal proceedings in Dhaka.
Why this is news
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced during a public address marking the second anniversary of her 2024 removal that she plans to return to Bangladesh from exile in December 2026.
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