{
  "id": 19256479,
  "title": "Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport in sign of Bangladesh return plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/ousted-pm-sheikh-hasina-seeks-passport-in-sign-of-bangladesh-return",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:42:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/ousted-pm-sheikh-hasina-seeks-passport-in-sign-of-bangladesh-return-plan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bangladesh's former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has applied for a new passport and identity card as she prepares to return to her home country from her two-year self-imposed exile in India. This move marks a clear indication that Hasina intends to fulfill her promise to return to Bangladesh in December. She informed the Reuters news agency that she planned to surrender to a court in Bangladesh, with the exact date to be announced once all necessary formalities are completed.\n\nHasina's application for the new documents was made based on her Bangladeshi nationality, as stated in a letter to the Bangladeshi government, according to Reuters. Bangladesh's Home Minister, Salahuddin Ahmed, confirmed that the foreign and law ministries are currently examining the matter, including whether there is a legal basis for the application and whether Hasina is legally entitled to request the documents.\n\nJunior Minister for Foreign Affairs, Humaiun Kobir, had previously indicated that Bangladesh is seeking Hasina's extradition from India under an extradition treaty. However, India has so far refused to hand her over. Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founding father and first president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, served as the nation's Prime Minister twice, first from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024.",
  "summary": "Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and identity card to allow her to return from self-imposed exile in India. The request is the clearest sign that Hasina, who has been living in India for two years, plans to make good on her promise that she would return to Bangladesh in […] The post Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport in sign of Bangladesh return…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport in sign of Bangladesh return plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ousted-pm-sheikh-hasina-seeks-passport-in-sign-of-bangladesh-return-19244340",
        "published": "2026-11-09T23:48:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}