The former Prime Minister intends to surrender to a court in December following the reported revocation of her previous documents.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and national identity card (NID) to facilitate her planned return to Bangladesh in December, according to reports by Reuters and ANI.
Her lawyers at London-based Matrix Chambers sent a letter on Monday to Preeti Rahman, the acting high commissioner at the Bangladesh embassy in Delhi, requesting the issuance of these documents.
The legal team cited the reported cancellation of her existing passport and NID by the interim government and other authorities as the reason for the request.
The lawyers asked for the applications to be processed quickly, noting her nationality and international human rights obligations.
Hasina intends to return and surrender before a court, though her aides stated on Monday that the specific date will be announced once formalities are finished.
In November 2025, a war-crimes court sentenced Hasina to death in her absence for her role in a crackdown on a student-led uprising. Hasina has denied the charges and questioned the legitimacy of the trial.
Her political party, the Awami League, was the largest in the country before being banned. Bangladesh has also sought her extradition from India, a request that New Delhi says is being examined through legal channels.
