# Expert on the significance of ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina’s virtual address

https://mins.news/en/video/14657

- CNA, 2026-08-06 01:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oj3zYcfUFM

> Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that she plans to return to Bangladesh in December. Her statement came despite a death sentence against her for crimes against humanity. She spoke through an audio link from India on the second anniversary of the student-led uprising that removed her government and drove her from Dhaka. Ali Riaz, a distinguished politics and government professor at Illinois State University, examines the significance of the remarks on CNA’s Asia First.

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