Hasina's pledge to return tests Bangladesh's India ties and political reset

Dhaka has reacted angrily to former leader's news conference in New Delhi

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in a 2024 uprising and has been living in India ever since, has pledged to return to Bangladesh in December despite being sentenced to death in November 2025. © Reuters

DHAKA -- Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's pledge to return from self-imposed exile in India has raised questions over the future of her banned Awami League while exposing the fragility of a diplomatic reset between Dhaka and New Delhi.

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