Bangladesh prosecutor says ex-PM Hasina will be executed if she returns
Bangladeshi prosecutors have confirmed that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faces execution if she returns to the country following her conviction for crimes against humanity. Hasina, currently in self-imposed exile in India, has expressed a desire to return despite the legal finality of her sentence.
Why it matters
The potential return of a former leader facing a death sentence creates a significant diplomatic and legal challenge for both Bangladesh and India.
Dhaka The Bangladeshi prosecutor who secured the death sentence against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) she will be executed if she returns home. The rise and fall of Sheikh Hasina storyline 1 Also read | ‘How can my press conference damage India-Bangladesh relations? I am not so powerful,’ says Sheikh Hasina https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/how-can-my-press-conference-damage-india-bangladesh-relations-i-am-not-so-powerful-says-sheikh-hasina/article71435253.ece Ms. Hasina, whose 15-year rule was ended by a mass uprising she tried to crush, has vowed to return in December to Bangladesh, where she was convicted of crimes against humanity over the 2024 crackdown on protesters. "Sheikh Hasina has no option but to face the execution of the verdict," Md Aminul Islam told reporters, responding to reports she planned to return from self-imposed exile in neighbouring India.
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