India, Aug. 5 -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that she will soon return to Bangladesh, nearly two years after leaving the country. While she did not specify an exact date for her return, Hasina said she plans to be back in December.

In her first public address in almost two years, Hasina acknowledged that she could be arrested or even killed upon her arrival in Dhaka, but asserted that such possibilities would not stop her from returning.

"I may be sent to prison or be killed, but fear cannot decide my duty to the people. I lost my family in 1975 and spent six years in exile. I am not worried about my own future, but about the future of Bangladesh."

Hasina said she wants to return to Bangladesh to he...