Ousted prime
minister Sheikh Hasina submitted a request on Monday for a new passport and National
Identity Card (NID) to facilitate her return from self-imposed exile in India,
according to a legal letter Reuters reviewed.
It is her
first formal communication since fleeing the country in 2024.
The formal
application marks Hasina’s step toward carrying out her plan to return to Bangladesh
in December, coming more than two years after July uprising ended her extended
rule and reigniting potentia...