Dhaka’s request for Sheikh Hasina’s extradition is being examined, says India
India on Friday stated that Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is being examined in mild of the authorized and judicial processes concerned.
Hasina has lived in India in self-exile since she fled Bangladesh after the sudden collapse of her authorities within the face of student-led protests in August 2024. Her extradition was first sought by the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus, and the demand has been repeated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP) authorities led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal responded to a query at a media briefing relating to Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of Hasina and different individuals by saying, “We now have acquired a request for extradition. This request, as we’ve got stated earlier as nicely, is below examination.”
He added, “The request is being considered, given the legalities…and judicial processes which are concerned.”
Hasina’s presence in India has remained an irritant in bilateral ties, which improved considerably after the Tarique Rahman authorities got here to energy earlier this 12 months. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla represented India at Rahman’s inauguration in February, and this was adopted by Bangladesh international minister Khalilur Rahman’s go to to New Delhi in April.
Nevertheless, Dhaka has been angered by Hasina’s interviews whereas in self-exile, together with a current one through which she introduced her plan to return to Bangladesh, the place she faces a demise sentence, in December. Bangladeshi authorities additionally directed the media to not carry Hasina’s remarks following her newest interview.
