India, July 14 -- Bangladesh on Tuesday said it "welcomes" deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's plans to return home, with Prime Minister Tariq Rehman's adviser saying "let her bring the best lawyers in the world".

Zahed Ur Rahman, the Bangladesh PM's adviser for information and strategy, asserted that Hasina must face justice as a death penalty convict. The comments came amid the deposed Bangladesh leader hinting at a possible return to Bangladesh by the end of this year in a recent interview.

"We welcome her announcement as we want to ensure justice," Zahed Ur Rahman said at a media briefing on Tuesday.

Zahed said the "people of the country want her death penalty to be upheld for the crimes she committed, and in that case he...