Hasina has been living in self-imposed exile in New Delhi since student-led ⁠protests toppled her Awami League government in August 2024. Hasina’s speech will mark two years of her government’s fall on August 5, 2024, when she fled to India by helicopter. I may be sent to prison,” Hasina told the AFP news agency. The Awami League was barred from participating in this year’s elections, in which the BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, won a two-thirds majority. If the Awami League is to survive, “the leadership needs to think of the party’s future rather than individual gain”.