Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penalty
The 78-year-old has been convicted of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a 2024 uprising.
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"I know that they may put me in jail or they may kill me, anything may happen, but still I have to go back."
— Sheikh Hasina , Politician
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The 78-year-old has been convicted of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a 2024 uprising.
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