Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina’s AP Interview Makes Headlines Across 80+ Global Media Outlets
On 5 November 2026, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina told the Associated Press she will return to Bangladesh in December at any cost. Here is how more than 75 outlets in twelve countries reported it.
On 5 November 2026, the Associated Press published its interview with Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, in which she said she will return to Bangladesh from exile in December, at any cost. The story has since been carried by more than 75 news outlets in twelve countries, from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to India, Nepal, Pakistan and Hong Kong.
Below is the coverage we have collected, grouped by country. Each link opens the outlet’s own report.
India
- The Hindu
- Daily Excelsior
- The Week · second report
- Hindustan Times
- Moneycontrol
- WION (Facebook)
- Times Now (Facebook)
- Deccan Chronicle
- The Times of India
- The Lallantop (YouTube)
- Firstpost
- The Telegraph India
- India Today
- Etemaad Daily
- Gujarat Samachar
- Live Hindustan
- Dainik Jagran
- The Economic Times
- DNA India (Facebook)
- Zee News English (Facebook)
- News18
- India Citizen Post (Facebook)
- Inshorts
- ABP Live
- Speaks
- The New Indian Express
- UNI (United News of India)
- Daily Excelsior
- NewsX (YouTube)
- TV5 News (YouTube)
- The CSR Journal
- Anandabazar Patrika
- Sangbad Pratidin
United States
- Associated Press (AP)
- New York Post
- The Washington Post
- The Hill
- Newsmax (X)
- CBS17
- Breitbart
- FOX59
- Newsday
- Barchart · second report
- Audacy (KMOX)
- WRAL
- Ottumwa Courier
- KVUE
- U.S. News & World Report
- The Sun Chronicle
- The Eagle-Tribune
- Southeast Missourian
- ClickOnDetroit (WDIV)
- WIVB
- Killeen Daily Herald (KDH News) · second report
- KTLA
- WGNO
- ABC27
- The Republic
- KARK
- NewsTimes (Danbury)
- Post Register
Canada
Nepal
Bangladesh
- Daily Jugantor (Facebook)
- MTNews24
- Asia Post (Facebook)
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
Germany
Hong Kong
Azerbaijan
Russia
- RT India (X)
Pakistan
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