Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pushed back against criticism of her decision to hold press conferences and meet Awami League colleagues while living in exile in India, saying she has no intention of damaging relations between the two countries. "How can my press conference damage India-Bangladesh relations? I am not so powerful," she said in an interview with The Hindu. Hasina, who has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Bangladesh, said she remains undeterred about returning home and would step down from party leadership if the Awami League asked her to.