Bangladesh rejects Sheikh Hasina's passport bid to return home
Verified: 30 outlets in 16 countries have reported this story since Nov 9, 3 of them from Bangladesh.
DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities have rejected a request by exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for a passport and national identity card to facilitate her return from India, saying she must instead be extradited to serve her death sentence, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
3 outlets from Bangladesh, where the story is: bdnews24.com, Dhaka Tribune, The Business Standard · how we count
- Nov 9, 3:54 AM UTCFirst reportBreaking News Live: Sheikh Hasina seeks new passport and identity card to return home from exile in Delhi, report sayseconomictimes.indiatimes.com ↗
- Nov 9, 4:26 AM UTC+31 minHasina seeks new passport in clearest sign of Bangladesh returnnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 9, 4:40 AM UTC+46 minHasina seeks new passport, identity card: Reuterstbsnews.net ↗
- Nov 11, 6:39 AM UTC+2 dSheikh Hasina has no legal option but to face execution, says Bangladesh prosecutorscroll.in (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 8:28 AM UTC+2 d· you’re reading thisBangladesh rejects Sheikh Hasina's passport bid to return homenst.com.my (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 9:55 AM UTC+2 dOusted Bangladesh Leader Sheikh Hasina Plans Return Two Years After Uprisingglobalpost.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:55 PM UTC+2 dSheikh Hasina’s plan for return to Bangladesh fuels fears of renewed unrestscmp.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Hasina passport and return dispute as Report 1, with consistent facts about the refusal and extradition demand.
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