Hasina to be held on return: Bangladesh

Deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to be arrested instantly on her return from India, before getting opportunities to surrender directly to a court, Law Minister M Asaduzzaman said on Thursday.

His comments came a day after Hasina told a news agency that she was determined to return to her country by December despite fearing for her life.

Earlier this month, there were more interviews of her that suggested she was discussing with her party colleagues her possible return to Bangladesh by the end of this year.

Asaduzzaman said 78-year-old Hasina has the right to return, but the “law will take its own course and we will do nothing violating the law”.