DhakaSheikh Hasina applied for a Bangladeshi passport and identity card.
Bangladesh wants India to extradite her under the treaty, not issue new papers.
A tribunal sentenced her to death in absentia in November 2025 over a crackdown that killed up to 1,400, UN estimates say.
Hasina told Reuters she intends to surrender before a court on arrival.
Her aides say she returns in December, with the date announced once formalities finish.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- MoneyControl
- reports Dhaka's position that Hasina's return must go through the extradition treaty, not new travel documents
- Bloomberg Business
- Al Jazeera Online
- reports Hasina's Reuters-cited intent to surrender before a Bangladeshi court and her letter asking for expedited passport processing
Sources: MoneyControl, Bloomberg Business, Al Jazeera Online