Sheikh Hasina vows December return to Bangladesh despite death sentenceFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in exile in India, announced she will return to Dhaka in December despite facing a death sentence in absentia. By PTI Published Date - 5 August 2026, 08:32 PMNew Delhi: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday declared that she is determined to return home in December, pledging to face the risk of arrest or a death sentence, in order to “restore democracy and justice” to the country. “My return is not about power, it’s about putting Bangladesh back on track of development, secularism and prosperity,” she said. The former Bangladesh prime minister also hailed India for always standing by Bangladesh. Hasina alleged that the protests in Bangladesh in July and August 2024 that resulted in the collapse of her government were not a peaceful student movement.