Ousted Bangladeshi leader vows to return from exile despite facing a death sentence

Hasina's speech marked the second anniversary of her ouster. She fled Bangladesh by helicopter following nearly two months of protests in 2024 that left nearly 1,400 people dead, according to the United Nations.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5696x3784+0+0/resize/5696x3784!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F70%2F97a0284c4f95a85d37c869178815%2Fap25317160029809.jpg' alt='Then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 6, 2014.'/><p>Hasina's speech marked the second anniversary of her ouster. She fled Bangladesh by helicopter following nearly two months of protests in 2024 that left nearly 1,400 people dead, according to the United Nations.</p><p>(Image credit: Rajesh Kumar Singh)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-137523' />