New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday, August 5, declared that she is determined to return home in December, pledging to face the risk of arrest or a death sentence, in order to "restore democracy and justice" to the country.

Hasina said this at a virtual press conference in her first public media interaction since fleeing to India on August 5, 2024.

"My return is not about power, it's about putting Bangladesh back on track of development, secularism and prosperity," she said.

"I know, they may put me in jail or kill me," Hasina, 78, has been living in India since fleeing Dhaka. "I have decided to go and I will go to Bangladesh. The date of my return will be announced later," she asserted.

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