Two years after fleeing Bangladesh by helicopter, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced her intention to return in December, despite a death sentence handed down in absentia and convictions for crimes against humanity. Her declaration — made from exile in New Delhi on the anniversary of her flight — arrives against a backdrop of nearly 1,400 civilian deaths documented by the United Nations during the 2024 crackdown she ordered. History rarely offers clean returns for those who leave under such weight, and the gap between her account of events and the record left behind may be the d
Ousted Bangladesh leader vows return despite death sentence
Nearly 1,400 people were killed during the 2024 youth-led uprising and subsequent government crackdown in Bangladesh.