Ousted Hasina Seeks Passport, ID for Bangladesh Return
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and national identity card, marking her first formal communication with Bangladeshi authorities since fleeing to India in 2024. She says she intends to return in December and surrender to a court, with aides saying they will announce a date after formalities are completed. Her existing documents were reportedly revoked, and her lawyers asked Bangladesh’s embassy in Delhi to issue replacements promptly, citing her citizenship and rights. Bangladesh’s government says it wants her extradited from India under the countries’ treaty and considers new travel documents unnecessary; India has declined to extradite her. Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia in 2025 for ordering a deadly crackdown on the student-led uprising, a charge she denies.