"Why would I seek political asylum here?" Sheikh Hasina threw back a question to BBC Bangla Service interviewer in reply to his query on whether she would seek political asylum in the United States of America or United Kingdom in the changed circumstances.

"Tomorrow I will go to the airport and I expect sense would dawn upon the caretaker government and they would let me return to Bangladesh," Hasina said yesterday.

About whether she had talks with her party leaders about her return, she said she has constant contact with the leaders of different levels.

Regarding news broadcast on a private television channel that she was not returning, she said sometimes confusions are spread with references to 'sources'.

When Hasina was asked why she was taking the risk of being arrested by returning to Bangladesh, she said, "I am taking the risk for the people. I want to be back with my people on my own soil."

"Sacrificing everything I am struggling to establish the rights of the people, so whatever be my fate, I will return to Bangladesh," said the AL chief.

When the AL chief was asked what she will do in case the airline authorities refuse to accept her as their passenger, Hasina replied, "I still don't know what they will say. I will approach them first. If they refuse to carry me, then I will make a decision about what to do."

Regarding the British parliament members' (MP) opinions about the ban imposed by the caretaker government on her return to Bangladesh, Hasina said, "They are deeply concerned about the bar on my return home."

"They [the MPs] supported me wholeheartedly when I expressed my intention of returning home. Many MPs are personally trying to persuade the British Airways," she added.