Hasina seeks new passport and ID card ahead of planned Bangladesh return

Sheikh Hasina has asked Bangladesh’s embassy in Delhi to issue her a new passport and National Identity Card, saying she intends to return from India. She has said she plans to surrender before a court; her aides say the return date will be announced after formalities are completed. (21fff1c6-4881-4e34-b21b-3d9d90949b8a)

• Hasina’s lawyers asked Bangladesh’s acting high commissioner in Delhi to process new passport and identity-card applications, citing her Bangladeshi nationality. (21fff1c6-4881-4e34-b21b-3d9d90949b8a)· 1 source
• Hasina has said she plans to return and surrender before a court; her aides say the date will be announced after formalities are completed. (21fff1c6-4881-4e34-b21b-3d9d90949b8a)· 1 source
• The article reports that a war-crimes court sentenced Hasina to death in absentia in November for ordering a crackdown on the student-led uprising; she denies the charges. (21fff1c6-4881-4e34-b21b-3d9d90949b8a)· 1 source
• Her Awami League party was banned after her ouster, and the article says some party colleagues are jailed or in exile. (21fff1c6-4881-4e34-b21b-3d9d90949b8a)· 1 source