Sheikh Hasina Plans December Return: What Changed In Bangladesh After 2024 Ouster
Sheikh Hasina Plans December Return: What Changed In Bangladesh After 2024 Ouster Curated By, Last Updated: July 10, 2026, 18:35 IST Hasina had fled Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina Plans December Return: What Changed In Bangladesh After 2024 Ouster Curated By, Last Updated: July 10, 2026, 18:35 IST Hasina had fled Bangladesh on August 5, 2024, after weeks of mass protests against her government led to her downfall. Sheikh Hasina ruled Bangladesh as PM for more than 15 years. (AFP photo) In a major development for Bangladesh politics, two years after the July 2024 uprising that led to the ouster of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Awami League leader has announced plans to return to her country. The former Bangladeshi PM is currently in exile in India. She plans to head back to Dhaka around December this year and surrender to the authorities. With the announcement, Hasina has set the stage for a dramatic political moment in the country she governed for more than 15 years. ‘They May Even Kill Me’: Sheikh Hasina On Return To Dhaka The 78-year-old leader said she and senior members of her Awami League party would voluntarily return to face legal proceedings despite the risks. “They may arrest me on my return, they may even kill me," Hasina said, adding that she wanted to die “on my own soil," Reuters reported.
Sheikh Hasina’s Dramatic Escape To India Hasina had fled Bangladesh on August 5, 2024, after weeks of mass protests against her government resulted in her downfall. The demonstrations were initially triggered by opposition to a quota system for public-sector jobs that reserved 30% of positions for descendants of veterans of the country’s 1971 war of independence. Protesters demanded that government jobs be awarded primarily on merit. The unrest quickly evolved into a broader movement against Hasina’s rule, amid allegations of corruption, authoritarianism and the suppression of political dissent. Her government had faced criticism for cracking down on opposition parties, particularly the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), ahead of the January 2024 general election, which was boycotted by major opposition groups. Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster: 10 Things That Changed In Bangladesh After July Uprising Following Hasina’s exit, Bangladesh’s parliament was dissolved and Nobel Peace Prize winner and economist Muhammad Yunus was appointed chief adviser to an interim government tasked with restoring stability and steering the country toward fresh elections. The political transition brought sweeping changes to the country’s institutions. The South Asian nation also got a new Prime Minister after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept the first election since Hasina’s exit.
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