New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country in August 2024 and has been in India since, said at a virtual conference on Monday that she is ready to return to her country despite the grave risks involved.

She said she had been targeted in her country in the past but remained undeterred, India Today reported. She continued, "Now I have decided...Yes, I know. If I go back, the moment I land, they can kill me, or they can arrest me and torture me."

The ousted Bangladesh PM made the remarks while virtually attending an event hosted by the Center for US-Bangladesh Relations in Washington, DC. Asked when she would return, Hasina told India Today, "I will go back to Bangladesh in December," and add...