Dhaka, Aug. 6 -- Adviser to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, on Thursday questioned former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's decision to return to Bangladesh in December for the first time since her ouster in 2024, saying that she should come back immediately if she is confident of facing the country's legal and political system.

Responding to a question on Hasina's announcement that she would return to Bangladesh by December, Alal asked why she was waiting for three more months and said the country's people, judiciary and administration should decide her future.

"Why by December? If she is determined, she should come now. Now is only August. September, ...