Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh despite death sentence

The ancestral residence of former Bangladesh cricket captain and ex-MP Shakib Al Hasan in Magura was vandalised and targeted with a petrol bomb on Wednesday evening, hours after he virtually joined a press conference alongside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The 78-year-old, who was dramatically ousted following a brutal crackdown on protesters in 2024, made the announcement on Wednesday via videolink at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) of South ‌Asia, alongside her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and other Awami League leaders, including former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel.

Sajeeb Wazed, son of ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, called her ouster on Aug 5, 2024, a 'solemn reminder' of instability caused by conspiracies.

Hasina asked what security forces should do when police stations are attacked, lives are lost and property is damaged.