NEW DELHI: Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally requested a new passport and identity card on Monday, signaling her intent to return from self-imposed exile in India, according to a confidential letter reviewed by Reuters. This marks her first major public communication and political maneuver since fleeing the country in 2024.
The passport request represents the most concrete step taken by Hasina to execute her planned return to Bangladesh slated for December. The move comes more than two years after a historic, deadly uprising abruptly ended her prolonged tenure, raising fresh prospects of political friction and legal showdowns in a nation where her political party remains officially banned.
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