'May be jailed, but I’ll return to Bangladesh this December,' says Sheikh Hasina
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced her intention to return to Bangladesh in December despite facing potential arrest. Her statement has drawn sharp criticism from the current Dhaka government, which labels her a convicted genocider.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political instability and deep polarization in Bangladesh following the 2024 ouster of the Awami League government.
A defiant Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said she was not scared of being arrested on her return from India in Dec, drawing a sharp reaction from Dhaka that called her an “absconding convicted genocider”.“I’m not worried about my own future. I’m worried about future of Bangladesh. My return isn’t about power. It’s about putting Bangladesh back on right track,” she said, virtually addressing a press meet at Delhi’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club to mark the 2024 ‘July Uprising’ that led to her ouster from Bangladesh.Amid Dhaka’s outrage, Awami League said the house of cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, who attended the meet, was “attacked” back home.A defiant Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she was not scared of being arrested on her return from India in Dec, drawing a sharp reaction from Dhaka that called her an “absconding convicted genocider”.“I’m not worried about my own future. I’m worried about the future of Bangladesh.
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