Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her intention to return to her country. She has also said that even if the current Tariq Rahman government arrests, kills or tortures her, she will return to Bangladesh in December.
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that it is her responsibility to return to Bangladesh and the dangers involved will not stop her. She said, 'I will return to Bangladesh in December. I am not scared. I know they can kill, arrest and torture me… but it is my responsibility to go there. However, he did not give any date for his return to India.
Hasina further said, 'No matter how dangerous it is, I don't care. I have to go back.' Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajib Wajed Joy, later told reporters that no date has been decided yet and it will be announced when the time comes.
Hasina's thank you letter to India
Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina has been living in India since her ouster from power. He thanked the Government and people of India for sheltering and accepting him during the political turmoil. He said, 'Thank you to the Government of India and people of all parties, they accepted me just like they did in 1975.' She recalled how she and her sister had escaped assassination attempts on several members of their family.
promise to return
Sheikh Hasina also narrated several anecdotes from her political career, including the time when she returned to Bangladesh despite threats to her life. These include his return in 1981 after spending several years abroad following the assassination of his father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other family members in 1975, and his decision to return during the Political Emergency in 2007, when criminal cases were filed against him.
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