Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she plans to return from exile in India to Bangladesh in December. Multiple outlets report that she intends to go back despite the risk of arrest or execution, with some coverage describing an aim to resume or revive her political activities.

The reports link Hasina’s planned return to legal and political tensions in Bangladesh. She has been sentenced to death in absentia, according to several sources, following a special tribunal’s ruling tied to the crackdown on student-led protests in 2024. Outlets also frame the move as potentially setting up a legal confrontation with Bangladesh’s authorities and a political test for the new government. Other reporting adds that Hasina speaks of the political pressure her party and supporters face, and she positions returning to Bangladesh as a way to face possible consequences on her homeland.

While the sources largely agree on the timeline and the death-sentence context, they differ in emphasis: some highlight statements that she will seek to surrender upon return, while others focus on the broader implications for Bangladesh’s government and the courts.