DELHI - Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport to facilitate her return from exile, ABC News reported, two years after she was ousted in a mass uprising. The report described the request as a step toward returning to Bangladesh.

The Guardian reported that Hasina applied for a fresh passport this week. Citing exiled members of her party, the newspaper said she is "confident" she will return to Bangladesh in December. The Guardian article was written by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan.

According to The Guardian, Hasina fled to India in 2024 after the mass uprising and has lived in self-imposed exile since August 2024, when she was toppled from power. The newspaper also reported that she faces the death penalty upon her return to Bangladesh.

ABC News and The Guardian describe the timing of the request differently. ABC News placed the passport request two years after her ouster, while The Guardian reported that the application was made this week. Neither summary indicates whether the passport has been issued or whether Bangladeshi authorities have responded to the application.

The December return date comes from exiled members of Hasina's party as reported by The Guardian, not from any official statement in the material reviewed for this report. ABC News did not attribute a return date in its summary of the request.

Sources: ABC News: Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina appeals for a new passport to return from exile; The Guardian: Disgraced former leader Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh after two years in exile.