Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina says she intends to return to Bangladesh in December, despite being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity linked to a deadly crackdown on the 2024 uprising.
Hasina, 78, rejects the charges against her. Her planned return would place her back in Bangladesh while she faces the most severe possible penalty over the allegations arising from the unrest.
The case has kept the former leader at the center of Bangladesh’s political crisis. Her pledge to come back underscores her refusal to accept the conviction, even as the death sentence remains in force.
