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Ousted PM Hasina faces prison on return to Bangladesh, minister says
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faces imprisonment if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, according to a government minister. She has been sentenced in absentia to death by Bangladesh's war-crimes court for ordering a crackdown during a student-led uprising. India is examining a request to extradite her, while Hasina stated she plans to return voluntarily in December to surrender.
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