Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina will return to her country this year. He himself has given this announcement. Sheikh Hasina has taken refuge in an undisclosed location in India since her ouster on August 5, 2024. The interim government led by Mohammad Yunus has raised the demand for Hasina’s extradition several times. The International Criminal Tribunal of Bangladesh had sentenced Hasina to death last year. He was convicted on five counts. In such an environment, everyone is surprised by the announcement of his return.
In an interview to NDTV, Sheikh Hasina said, ‘The decision taken against me is not justice. This is an illegal, unconstitutional and politically motivated process. The judiciary has been made a weapon of political vendetta to make Awami League leaderless. Such an attempt has been made before, failed then and will not succeed in future also.
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‘I am not afraid of death’
Haseena further said in the interview, ‘I am not afraid of death. In 1975 I lost my parents, my brothers and almost my entire family. On 21st August, an attempt was made to kill me with a grenade. Many conspiracies were hatched. But breaking every conspiracy, I stood with the people of Bangladesh. With the public vote, I became the Prime Minister 5 times and brought unprecedented development to the country.
Will return to my country this year: Hasina
Sheikh Hasina said, my entire life has been associated with the people of Bangladesh, Awami League, democratic struggle and development of Bangladesh. I want to say clearly that I will overcome every obstacle and every conspiracy and return to my country this year itself.
Three police officers got death sentence
A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced three police officers to death on Sunday. Among them, former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, Additional Deputy Commissioner Rashedul Islam and former Dhaka Police Station incharge Mashiur Rahman have been sentenced for the murder of two people. Former commissioner Habibur Rahman is accused of suppressing violent protests by students. Apart from this, a sub-inspector has been sentenced to life imprisonment and an assistant sub-inspector has been sentenced to 20 years.
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Understand the whole matter here
In July 2024, students’ movement against reservation broke out in Bangladesh. Later, after the intervention of the government, the matter calmed down, but the matter arose again in the last month of July. This time the students demanded the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. On August 5, the matter became very violent in Dhaka. Amidst the heavy violence, Sheikh Hasina had to flee Bangladesh and take refuge in India.
On August 8, an interim government was formed under the leadership of Mohammad Yunus. Last year, the United Nations estimated in a report that 1,400 people had lost their lives in Bangladesh during the violence. The case against Sheikh Hasina, her ministers and police officers was tried in a special tribunal. On 17 November 2025, the court sentenced Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death. However, both the leaders have taken refuge in India.
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