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The ousted Bangladesh prime minister has asked Dhaka's diplomatic mission in New Delhi for a new passport and national identity card as she plans to return by December.

India has previously acknowledged receiving Bangladesh's extradition requests for Hasina but has not announced any decision on handing her over.

Sheikh Hasina said that she remains committed to returning from India next month despite a death sentence over the 2024 protest crackdown.

KM Tahsif Souri, who reportedly filmed Sheikh Hasina's departure in an Air Force aircraft in August 2024, was found dead in the Turag River.

On April 4, 2026, Bangladesh notified the WHO of a nationwide rise in measles cases.

New Delhi had extended an invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Rahman for the BRICS summit in his role as the current chair of BIMSTEC but he opted out.

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said Bangladesh’s extradition request for Hasina is being examined through a legal process involving the courts.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir said Dhaka would not compromise its national interests

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said differences between the neighbours can be resolved through dialogue amid fresh strains in bilateral ties.

Hasina fled to India in 2024 after being ousted from power following a mass uprising linked to the student quota reform movement.

Dhaka raised the issue during Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi's meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, amid renewed diplomatic tensions.

The clarification follows Hasina's first virtual press briefing from New Delhi on Wednesday, marking her first media address since departing Bangladesh in 2024.

The remarks came during Hasina's virtual address at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the 'July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum' today, coinciding with the day Hasina fled to India on 5 August 2024.

The address is expected to be Haina's first public appearance, albeit by video link, since she fled Dhaka.

Hasina is expected to join a private event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia virtually on August 5 in New Delhi.

Minister M Asaduzzaman said exiled former Prime Minister Hasina has the right to return, but the law prevents her from surrendering.

Hasina, the 78-year-old daughter of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was toppled in a violent student-led street protest on August 5, 2024. She has been living in India since she fled Dhaka following the collapse of her government.

Hasina is preparing to voluntarily return to Dhaka to revive her Awami League, sources close to her stated.