External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal declined to comment when he was asked about Hasina seeking a passport from Bangladeshi authorities. Sheikh Hasina seeks a new Bangladeshi passport and NID from the embassy in New Delhi as she plans a December 2026 return, while Dhaka demands her extradition from India over the 2024 uprising. Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, 78, reportedly prepares for a possible return to Bangladesh in December.