Bangladesh's former leader vows return this year after death sentence

Bangladesh's former leader Sheikh Hasina said she intends to return to the country this year, according to an interview published on Sunday. The remarks follow a court ruling issued months earlier that sentenced her to death in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity.

Background on the case Hasina left Bangladesh after political changes last year.

Authorities later filed the charges that led to the in-absentia conviction. The interview marks her first public statement on a possible return since the sentencing. No date or route for the return was specified in the published remarks.