Ex-Bangladesh leader Hasina applies for passport in signal she’s ready for homecoming
Reported by 36 outlets in the past day, including Daily Sabah, Al Jazeera, The Japan Times.
1What happened
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested on Monday a new passport and identity card so she can return from self-imposed exile in India, according to a letter seen by Reuters, her first such communication since fleeing in 2024. South China Morning Post ↗
2What’s next
The request marks the clearest step by Hasina to act on her plan to return to Bangladesh in December, more than two years after a deadly uprising ended her long rule, raising the prospect of fresh political and legal tensions in a country where her party... South China Morning Post ↗
3Also reported
Hasina, who has been living in India for two years, has promised to return to Bangladesh in December. Al Jazeera ↗
Sources
- Hasina asks for new passport only to be denied by Bangladesh govt ↗Daily Sabah
- Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport in sign of Bangladesh return plan ↗Al Jazeera
- Hasina seeks new passport in clearest sign of Bangladesh return ↗The Japan Times
- Ex-Bangladesh leader Hasina applies for passport in signal she’s ready for homecoming ↗South China Morning Post
- Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina appeals for a new passport to return from exile ↗AP News