00:00Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Shia Hasina says she plans to return from exile in India
00:06around December, despite facing a death sentence and the prospect of arrest.
00:11In an interview with Reuters, Hasina said she and senior members of her banned Awami
00:17League party would return voluntarily and surrender to the courts.
00:23The 78-year-old said she is prepared to face whatever awaits her, adding that she wants
00:29to return to the country where her parents are buried.
00:32Hasina fled Bangladesh in 2024 after mass student-led protests brought an end to her two decades in power.
00:39She was later sentenced to death in absentia over a deadly crackdown on the protests, charges she denies.
00:46Her return would present a major test for Bangladesh's authorities as they decide how to handle
00:51one of the country's most prominent political figures.
00:54It could also have implications for relations between Bangladesh and India,
00:58which have been strained since New Delhi granted Hasina refuge, despite repeated extradition requests from Dhaka.
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