NEW DELHI - Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return home and appear in court despite the risk of imprisonment or execution, while rejecting her conviction over a 2024 deadly crackdown on student-led protests as "politically motivated."

"I will return to Bangladesh. I will appear before the court," said Hasina, 78, in a recent written interview with Kyodo News, without identifying a specific court.

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