India maintains its cautious approach regarding Sheikh Hasina's potential return to Dhaka. She fled Bangladesh after her government collapsed amid protests in August 2024. Hasina faces a death sentence for alleged crimes against humanity, which Dhaka seeks extradition for. Bilateral relations have seen efforts to stabilize after a significant downturn. The Awami League party was barred from contesting recent parliamentary elections.

The ousted leader has made it harder for New Delhi to keep avoiding a more definite answer about her future in India, where she lives in exile.

Hasina’s return can heighten political divisions in Bangladesh at a time when the government is focused on restoring economic and political stability

“Sheikh Hasina is a convicted criminal. If she surrenders, action will be taken against her as per the laws of Bangladesh,” Dhaka's state minister for foreign affairs says.

Bangladesh minister warns Sheikh Hasina will face imprisonment if she returns, amid ongoing legal proceedings against the former prime minister.

Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was toppled as PM in a violent student-led street protest on August 5, 2024. | World News

Instead of being seen as a fugitive from justice, the former Bangladeshi prime minister could present herself as a political leader willing to face trial in her own country.

India maintains its cautious approach regarding Sheikh Hasina's potential return to Dhaka. She fled Bangladesh after her government collapsed amid protests in August 2024. Hasina…

The former prime minister set a timeline for her homecoming, despite the threat of arrest.

The response came after Sheikh Hasina said she would return to Bangladesh by December despite facing a death sentence. | World News

Bangladesh has a choice to make: Let Sheikh Hasina destabilise the country again or use her return as a starting point of national healing.

: As Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina plans to return to Dhaka from self-exile, India on Tuesday reacted cautiously, saying there is no change in New Delhi’s…

The ousted leader, who has been sentenced to death, plans a December homecoming in a high-stakes bid to resurrect her banned party.