Exiled Bangladesh Leader Sheikh Hasina: "Millions Will Boycott Election Without Awami League"

Oct 29, 2025 10:40 pm CST

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, speaking from exile in New Delhi, reveals that millions of Awami League supporters will boycott next year's national elections as the party remains banned from contesting. She addresses war crimes charges against her as "politically motivated" while maintaining she won't return to Bangladesh under any government formed without her party's participation in the electoral process.