Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina appeals for a new passport to return from exile
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and national identity card to facilitate her return from exile in India. The current Bangladeshi government, which ousted her in a mass uprising, has labeled her a convicted criminal and is seeking her extradition.
Why it matters
The potential return of a former leader to a politically volatile nation could trigger significant civil unrest and diplomatic friction between Bangladesh and India.
DHAKA, Bangladesh Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested a new passport on Monday (November 9, 2026) to facilitate her return from exile two years after she was ousted in a mass uprising. Bangladesh Law Minister calls Hasina ‘convicted criminal’, says extradition request sent to India storyline 1 Hasina says she will return from exile in December ‘at any cost’ storyline 1 The government has been seeking her extradition from India and earlier dismissed suggestions she needed new identification documents to return home. Ms. Hasina told The Associated Press in an interview this month that she would return to Bangladesh in December at any cost. ‘How can my press conference damage India-Bangladesh relations? I am not so powerful,’ says Sheikh Hasina ‘How can my press conference damage India-Bangladesh relations?
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