Bangladesh issued a media warning Tuesday against airing statements from exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of her planned virtual address from India marking the second anniversary of the July uprising.
Hasina has remained in India since the student-led protests toppled her government in 2024. She was sentenced to death in 2025 for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on the demonstrations, a verdict she has dismissed as legally void.
The 78-year-old is due to make her first public appearance, albeit by video link, since she fled Dhaka, at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi alongside her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy and other speakers.
Hasina’s aides have not shared details of the contents of her address but the former premier told international media last month that she and party colleagues plan to return from exile around December and present themselves in court, a move that would test how Bangladesh's new government handles its most prominent political opponent.
India denies involvement
