{
  "id": 192048,
  "title": "'May be jailed, but I’ll return to Bangladesh this December,' says Sheikh Hasina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/may-be-jailed-but-ill-return-to-bangladesh-this-december-says-sheikh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T20:46:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/may-be-jailed-but-ill-return-to-bangladesh-this-december-says-hasina/articleshow/132971880.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sheikh Hasina remains defiant about her return to Bangladesh in December, despite being warned by Dhaka that she will face arrest. Speaking virtually from Delhi, Hasina told reporters that she is not afraid of being detained or sent to prison. She stated that her return is not about power, but about restoring Bangladesh to a better path. She accused her rival, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, of orchestrating the July Uprising that led to her ouster, which she calls a \"regime change operation.\" Awami League claimed that a cricketer's home, Shakib Al Hasan, was attacked upon their arrival in Dhaka. The Bangladesh foreign ministry expressed outrage at Hasina's media appearance in Delhi, calling her an \"absconding convicted genocider\" and regretting that the event was permitted to take place. Hasina called for lifting of the ban on her party, releasing political prisoners, and restoring freedoms, emphasizing that the situation in Bangladesh affects regional peace and security.",
  "summary": "Sheikh Hasina declared she is not afraid of arrest upon her return to Bangladesh in December. She stated her return is for the nation's future and to set it on the right track. Dhaka reacted sharply, calling her an absconding convicted genocider and expressing regret over the event. Hasina described the July Uprising as a regime change operation orchestrated by a mastermind.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Exiled Bangladesh leader says she’ll return despite threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/exiled-bangladesh-leader-says-shell-return-despite-threats",
        "published": "2026-08-05T22:09:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Why by December? She should come now': Tarique Rahman's aide challenges Hasina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/why-by-december-she-should-come-now-tarique-rahmans-aide-challenges",
        "published": "2026-08-06T08:54:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}