India, June 28 -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who left the country on August 5, 2024 amid widespread student-led protests against her government, has said she plans to return to Bangladesh this year.

Indicating a possible end to her stay in India, Hasina-the country's longest-serving prime minister-told Indian broadcaster NDTV, "I want to say clearly: overcoming every obstacle and every conspiracy, I will return to my country this year."

Expressing confidence in her party, the Awami League, which has reportedly been banned in Bangladesh since her departure, she said the party's future does not depend on the failure of its political opponents.

"The return of the Awami League does not depend on anyone else's failure o...