# Exiled PM Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh

https://mins.news/en/item/14838

- DW, 2026-08-06 07:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/exiled-pm-sheikh-hasina-vows-return-to-bangladesh/a-78258875?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Sheikh Hasina has pledged to return to Bangladesh despite facing a death penalty. Speaking to supporters, she said fear would not determine what she described as her “duty to the people.” Her statement presents a defiant position while she remains in exile and confronts the prospect of capital punishment.

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