The passport request provides a concrete step linked to Hasina’s stated return plan. India Today, The Japan Times and Al Jazeera all reported that she is seeking or requesting a new passport, while describing the move as an indication that she may act on her intention to go back to Bangladesh.
The reported timetable is December. The Japan Times described the request as the clearest step toward carrying out that plan, while Al Jazeera reported that Hasina had promised to return in December. Those accounts support a reported plan or promise, not confirmation that the return will take place.
Al Jazeera reported that Hasina has been living in India for two years. The supplied reports connect that reported residence with the passport request and the intended Bangladesh return, but they do not specify where the request was made.
A key question remains unresolved: the available material does not establish whether the new passport has been approved or issued. It also does not confirm that Hasina will return in December, leaving both the practical timing of the plan and its immediate outcome uncertain.