{
  "id": 204038,
  "title": "Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina says ban on her party should be lifted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/bangladesh-ex-pm-hasina-says-ban-on-her-party-should-be-lifted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T04:34:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-06-bangladesh-ex-pm-hasina-says-ban-on-her-party-should-be-lifted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's former Prime Minister, declared on Wednesday that the ban on her Awami League party should be lifted. She reiterated her intention to return to Bangladesh by December, challenging the rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party, despite the possibility of imprisonment. During a media event in New Delhi, Hasina delivered an audio message from behind a blank screen, saying she would provide the exact date and details of her return when the time was right. She faced protests in Dhaka, where an effigy of her was burned.",
  "summary": "NEW DELHI/DHAKA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that a ban on her Awami League party should be lifted and reiterated that she would return to her country in December, challenging the new government of her rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fugitive Bangladesh ex-PM still casting a shadow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/fugitive-bangladesh-ex-pm-still-casting-a-shadow",
        "published": "2026-08-05T05:38:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}