{
  "id": 19095770,
  "title": "Ex-PM Hasina seeks new passport to return to Bangladesh and surrender to court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ex-pm-hasina-seeks-new-passport-to-return-to-bangladesh-and-surrender",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T04:50:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1573844/ex-pm-hasina-seeks-new-passport-return-bangladesh-and-surrender-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and identity card, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The letter, addressed to Preeti Rahman, the acting high commissioner at Bangladesh's embassy in Delhi, marks Hasina's first official communication since fleeing the country in 2024. Hasina's lawyers at London-based Matrix Chambers wrote to Rahman, requesting the expedited processing of the new documents as per international human rights obligations. The letter comes as Hasina plans to return to Bangladesh in December to surrender to a court. Bangladesh's war-crimes court sentenced her to death in November last year for ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising, a charge she denies. The request for a new passport and NID comes after her existing Bangladeshi documents were reportedly revoked by the interim government. Hasina's Awami League party, once the country's largest, was banned following her fall from power, leading many of her party members to flee to India or other countries in exile. If she returns as planned, it could lead to increased political tensions and potentially improve relations between Bangladesh and India, which have been strained since Hasina sought refuge in New Delhi.",
  "summary": "NEW DELHI: Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested on Monday a new passport and identity card so she can return from self-imposed exile in India, according to a letter seen by Reuters, her first such communication since fleeing in 2024.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:23:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Ex-Bangladesh leader Hasina applies for passport in signal she’s ready for homecoming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ex-bangladesh-leader-hasina-applies-for-passport-in-signal-shes-ready",
        "published": "2026-11-09T05:07:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "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-19098794",
        "published": "2026-11-09T05:23:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}