Sheikh Hasina seeks passport to return to Bangladesh
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and identity card to return from India. Dhaka has rejected the passport request, and she says she intends to return in December.
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On 9 November 2026, ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested a new passport and identity card to allow her to return from exile in India. She said she intended to surrender before a court and return in December, although the government had sought her extradition. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the foreign and law ministries were examining the legal basis for the applications.
The next day, exiled party members said Sheikh Hasina was confident of returning in December. She had fled to India in August 2024 after a mass uprising and was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on the 2024 student protests. Dhaka rejected the passport request and said she would face execution if she returned.
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Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina seeks passport to return
Ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina applied for a new passport and national identity card, with exiled party members saying she is confident of returning in December. She fled to India in August 2024 after a mass uprising and was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on the 2024 student protests. Dhaka has rejected the passport request and says she will face execution if she returns.
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- 9 NovNew development
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport to return
Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and identity card to allow her to return from exile in India. She has said she intends to surrender before a court and return in December, although the government has sought her extradition. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the foreign and law ministries were examining the legal basis for the applications.
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