"Sheikh Hasina Will Have To Go To Jail": Bangladesh Minister On Exiled Ex-PM
A Bangladeshi state minister has stated that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will face imprisonment upon her return to the country. Hasina, currently in exile in India, has expressed intentions to return despite the legal threats and a death sentence issued by a tribunal.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing political instability in Bangladesh and the potential for diplomatic friction between India and Bangladesh regarding the former leader's status.
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be jailed if she returns to the country, a state minister said on Monday, amid reports that the ousted PM and leader of the now banned Awami League will return to Dhaka by the end of this year.In an exclusive email interview with NDTV last month, Hasina said "overcoming every obstacle and every conspiracy, I will return to my country this year."Sheikh Hasina's government was toppled on 5 August 2024 following large-scale student-led protests, bringing her 20-year rule as prime minister to an end. Hasina fled her home country and has been living in India since then.Now as she plans to return 'without any fear of death', a state minister has threatened her with jail term."If she surrenders, steps will be taken in accordance with the existing law. She will have to go to jail.
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