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Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport in sign of Bangladesh return plan

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Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's former long-serving Prime Minister, has requested a new passport and identity card from the Bangladeshi government to facilitate her return from exile in India. This request follows her promise to return by December and comes amid ongoing legal issues, including a death sentence handed down in absentia for ordering a crackdown on student protests that killed up to 1,400 people according to UN estimates. Hasina's potential return could impact both domestic stability and relations with India.
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested a new passport on November 9, 2026, from her exile in India, aiming to return home by December. Her request comes more than two years after she was ousted during a deadly uprising that ended her long rule and raises potential political and legal tensions. The current government has been seeking her extradition from India and had dismissed earlier suggestions about needing new identification documents for her return. Hasina’s aides have stated that the specific date of her return would be announced once formalities are completed, as she plans to surrender before a court in Bangladesh. She faces a death sentence in absentia from Bangladesh's war crimes court, charged with ordering a crackdown during the uprising that may have killed up to 1,400 people according to UN estimates.

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“The articles describe different points in time regarding Sheikh Hasina's plans to return from exile.”
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Leans left Hedges 3 of 37 claims Outlet record 64/100
“Article A reports on an interview where Sheikh Hasina expresses her commitment to return from exile, while Article B discusses a new development wherein she requests a passport as part of returning plans. These describe different steps towards the same overall goal.”
Hasina says she will return from exile in December ‘at any cost’ Different event
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“While both articles refer to Sheikh Hasina's intention to return from exile and mention her promise to do so in December, they describe different aspects of this process—A focuses on a statement made about returning 'at any cost', while B reports on her request for a passport as a concrete step towards returning.”
‘If death is my destiny’: Sheikh Hasina firm on returning to Bangladesh in December Different event
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“Article A describes Sheikh Hasina's statement about returning to Bangladesh despite a death sentence, while Article B reports on her request for a new passport as a sign of her intent to return. These are related but distinct actions.”
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3Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladeshi India Reuters

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Bangladesh GPE · 9× Hasina PERSON · 7× India GPE · 4× Bangladeshi NORP · 3× Reuters ORG · 2× 3Bangladesh GPE · 1× Mujibur Rahman PERSON · 1× Sheikh Hasina PERSON · 1× United Nations ORG · 1× the Supreme Court ORG · 1×

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Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Bangladesh’s mango diplomacy with India has reached its limits - list 2 of 3Ten killed in fire at beach resort in Bangladesh - list 3 of 3‘Going hungry’: Garment workers in Bangladesh say wages barely cover needs Hasina told the news agency Reuters that she intended to surrender before a court in Bangladesh, and her aides said on Monday the date would be announced once various formalities were completed.
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The request is the clearest sign that Hasina, who has been living in India for two years, plans to make good on her promise that she would return to Bangladesh in December.
2026-11-09 · Al Jazeera
Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport in sign of Bangladesh return plan · mixed framing

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Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and identity card to allow her to return from self-imposed exile in India. asserted
her → oust → India
The request is the clearest sign that Hasina, who has been living in India for two years, plans to make good on her promise that she would return to Bangladesh in December. asserted
she → live → December
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Bangladesh’s mango diplomacy with India has reached its limits - list 2 of 3Ten killed in fire at beach resort in Bangladesh - list 3 of 3‘Going hungry’: Garment workers in Bangladesh say wages barely cover needs Hasina told the news agency Reuters that she intended to surrender before a court in Bangladesh, and her aides said on Monday the date would be announced once various formalities were completed. asserted
formalities → reach → Monday
Bangladesh’s war crimes court sentenced Hasina to death in absentia last November for ordering a deadly crackdown on student protests that swept the country in 2024. asserted
that → sentence → 2024
As many as 1,400 people may have been killed in those protests, according to United Nations estimates. uncertain
people → kill → estimates
Hasina’s letter to the Bangladeshi government, cited by Reuters, asked that her request be processed “expeditiously” on the basis of her Bangladeshi nationality. asserted
request → cite → nationality
She served as prime minister from 1996 to 2001, and again from 2009 to 2024. asserted
She → serve → 2024
As Bangladesh’s longest-ruling prime minister, Hasina’s return raises the prospect of renewed legal and political issues in the country of 127 million people. asserted
return → rule → people
She still enjoys support among sections of the population, and her return could impact the Bangladeshi government’s efforts to stabilise the country and its economy after two years of disruption. uncertain
return → enjoy → disruption
However, her return to Bangladesh could smooth relations with India, which sharply deteriorated when the former prime minister fled there in 2024. uncertain
minister → smooth → 2024
Hasina was ousted by a popular, student-led mass protest movement that broke out after the Supreme Court restored a job quota system that had prioritised the descendants of the country’s liberation activists. asserted
that → oust → activists
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