Bangladesh Deals a Setback to Sheikh Hasina..

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly asked her country's government to issue her a new passport and national identity card, according to Awami League sources on Monday. The request was reportedly made with the intention of returning to Bangladesh in December. However, the government rejected her appeal. Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Humayun Kabir, accused Hasina of engaging in political drama and urged the Indian government to hand her over to Bangladesh. He also stated that the country does not have a practice of issuing passports to terrorists. Hasina, who stepped down in August 2024 following the Gen Z-led protests, has been staying in India since then. The interim government formed after her departure cancelled her passport and national identity card. Reports suggest that she approached the Bangladesh High Commission in India through her legal representatives, Matrix Chambers, seeking the reissuance of these documents.

Meanwhile, the Bangladesh government has claimed that Hasina has no genuine intention of returning to her country. Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Aminul Islam described her statements about returning home as a political manoeuvre. He also alleged that she was not taking the necessary legal steps to facilitate her return to Bangladesh. Following Hasina's departure, an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge. Subsequently, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured victory in the elections, paving the way for Tarique Rahman to become Prime Minister. He is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was a longstanding political rival of Sheikh Hasina.