Chief Prosecutor Says Hasina’s Passport Application Is ‘Political Stunt’

Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Aminul Islam has described former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s application for a new passport and National Identity Card (NID) as a “political stunt”.
Replying to questions from journalists on Monday (November 9), he said, “These are all baseless statements and political stunts. Everything Sheikh Hasina is doing now is a stunt. She will not come back.”

Aminul Islam said the prosecution would present its official position on the matter on Tuesday.
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now in India and has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity committed during the 2024 uprising, reportedly applied for a new passport and NID on Monday to return to Bangladesh. She submitted the application to the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi through a lawyer, according to a Reuters report.

Reuters wrote that this was Hasina’s clearest step so far towards carrying out her plan to return to Bangladesh. Her long rule ended after a deadly mass uprising more than two years ago.
She had earlier said that she planned to return to Bangladesh in December. Hasina told Reuters that she wanted to return to the country to surrender to the court.