{
  "id": 4976259,
  "title": "Exclusive: Return to Bangladesh not about power but to stand by people, says ex-PM Sheikh Hasina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/exclusive-return-to-bangladesh-not-about-power-but-to-stand-by-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T00:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sheikh-hasina-india-extradition-return-latest-news-interview-bangladesh-nationalist-party-tarique-rahman-101788308754407.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stated, in her first interview with Indian media, that her return to Bangladesh is not about power but to stand by the people. She questioned the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government's decision to link her extradition with a possible visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Hasina expressed her intent to return to Bangladesh on her own by December and refuted claims that her extradition is a condition for Tarique Rahman's visit. She also criticized the BNP government's decision to acquire combat jets from China during a period of electricity and gas shortages, lack of fertilizers, and a cost of living crisis. Hasina emphasized that the issue of extradition is being used for political purposes and that Bangladesh's progress in development, democracy, and stability is being damaged. She stated that her return is about standing beside the people and that the specific date, time, and point of entry for her return will be announced in due course.",
  "summary": "A stable, democratic, secular and development-oriented Bangladesh is important not only for Bangladesh, but also for India’s security, Hasina said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sheikh Hasina returns to Bangladesh not for power but to support people",
    "BNP government links her extradition to Tarique Rahman's possible visit",
    "Hasina criticizes BNP's jet purchase amid shortages and crisis"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Sheikh Hasina's planned return to Bangladesh signals a shift in her priorities towards supporting the people rather than pursuing political power, and criticizes the current government's decisions and motives.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Exclusive: Returning to Bangladesh on my own, no extradition link, says ex-PM Sheikh Hasina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/exclusive-returning-to-bangladesh-on-my-own-no-extradition-link-says",
        "published": "2026-09-02T02:51:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}