PoliticsPhoto: HT WorldSheikh Hasina's Return to Bangladesh Faces Passport Rejection
Bangladesh rejected a new passport request from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 78, who plans to return from self-imposed exile in India this December. Hasina fled in August 2024 after a deadly student uprising ended her rule, during which she was accused of suppressing dissent. She was sentenced to death last year for ordering a crackdown that killed up to 1,400 protesters. Her party was banned from the recent election, which brought rival Tarique Rahman to power.
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