{
  "id": 4997287,
  "title": "HT Morning News Brief September 2: Sheikh Hasina exclusive, PM Modi vs ‘double standards’ and a cricket crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ht-morning-news-brief-september-2-sheikh-hasina-exclusive-pm-modi-vs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:38:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sheikh-hasina-interview-bangladesh-extradition-return-narendra-modi-sco-summit-iran-us-war-faridabad-pakistan-cricket-101788316106820.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a significant development, Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, participated in her first telephonic interview with Indian media since stepping down from her political role. Hasina questioned the decision by the current Bangladesh Nationalist Party government to link her extradition to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's potential visit to New Delhi. She emphasized that she intended to return to Bangladesh on her own by December and expressed her confusion over Rahman's objections to her voluntary return.",
  "summary": "Here's your one-stop briefing on today's top political, sports, and entertainment stories.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sheikh Hasina holds first telephonic interview with Indian media post-political role.",
    "Hasina criticizes linking her extradition to Tarique Rahman's visit to New Delhi.",
    "Hasina plans to return to Bangladesh by December, despite Rahman's objections."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}