{
  "id": 19087058,
  "title": "Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina appeals for a new passport to return from exile",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/bangladeshs-ousted-leader-sheikh-hasina-appeals-for-a-new-passport-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T04:23:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/11/08/bangladeshs-ousted-leader-sheikh-hasina-appeals-for-a-new-passport-to-return-from-exile"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked for a new passport on Monday, aiming to return from her two-year exile. The former leader, who was toppled in a mass uprising, requested the passport to ease her journey back to Bangladesh. The government had been pushing for her extradition from India and had initially rejected the notion that she required fresh identification documents to return home. In an interview with the Associated Press, Hasina expressed her resolve to come back to Bangladesh by December, regardless of the circumstances. Her aide, Abu Obaidha Arin, informed the AP that Hasina requested the government to take necessary actions to provide her a passport and national identity card, emphasizing the significance of this step towards her homecoming. Bangladesh has been seeking Hasina's extradition from India, but India has refused to hand her over. The former leader was sent to India after student-led protests forced her out of power on August 5, 2024. A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced her to death for crimes against humanity, ruling that she ordered the crackdown, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. The United Nations reported nearly 1,400 fatalities in the incident. Hasina denies any wrongdoing and has rejected the tribunal's verdict, challenging its legitimacy. An interim government led Bangladesh after her removal and held an election in February, barring her Awami League party from participating. Tarique Rahman, the son of a long-standing political rival of Hasina, won the election and took office.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks new passport for return from exile.",
    "Hasina aims to return to Bangladesh by December, despite government extradition push.",
    "India refuses to extradite Hasina, sentenced to death by Bangladesh tribunal."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hasina's attempt to secure travel documents signals an intensifying confrontation between the exiled former leader and the current administration over her legal accountability and eventual return to Bangladesh.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Hasina seeks new passport in clearest sign of Bangladesh return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/hasina-seeks-new-passport-in-clearest-sign-of-bangladesh-return",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:02:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Sheikh Hasina seeks new passport ahead of December return to Bangladesh as government doubles down on extradition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/sheikh-hasina-seeks-new-passport-ahead-of-december-return-to",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:23:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks new passport in clearest sign of Bangladesh return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ousted-pm-sheikh-hasina-seeks-new-passport-in-clearest-sign-of",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:28:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}