In an interview published on Sunday, she mentioned that she will return home this year.
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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been in exile in India since a student-led uprising, has vowed to return to her country this year.
She said in an interview published on Sunday that she would return home this year.
She was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity in recent months.
She fled to neighboring India with a few close relatives for safety after a student-led uprising in August 2024 ended the 15-year rule of the 78-year-old Awami League leader.
She has not been seen in public since then, except for a speech at a press conference in New Delhi in January.
Hasina said in an interview with Indian broadcaster NDTV that she was not afraid of death. She called the verdict against her and her aides part of an “illegal, unconstitutional and politically motivated” process.
Hasina said, 'There have been many conspiracies against me . But breaking through every conspiracy, I have been elected prime minister five times by the people and I have worked for the unprecedented development of the country for a long time.'
Former prime minister Hasina said, 'I want to say clearly: overcoming every obstacle and every conspiracy, I will return to my country this year.' Last November, a Dhaka court sentenced Hasina to death for inciting sedition, ordering murder and failing to prevent atrocities.
Her former ruling party, the Awami League, once the country's most popular party, is now banned from any activity.
Relations between India and Bangladesh, which deteriorated after the then government pressured India to extradite Hasina, the leader of the interim government formed after Hasina fled to India, have improved with the current elected government.
The improvement came after Prime Minister Tariq Rahman won a landslide victory in February to become the leader of Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people. However, tensions remain. Bangladesh has repeatedly demanded Hasina's extradition.
