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India-Bangladesh relations won’t be ‘stuck’ on Sheikh Hasina’s extradition alone, says Dhaka
Bangladesh on Sunday said it expects India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the earliest, but added that it does not believe this alone would act as a barrier in relations between the two countries, PTI reported.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain told reporters in Dhaka that bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh would not be “stuck” on account of the extradition demand alone, The Daily Star reported.
He underlined that because she is now a convicted person, Dhaka expects her repatriation as soon as possible.
“Since she (Hasina) is convicted, we surely want her extradition to implement the punishment,” Hossain was quoted as saying. “I do not think other issues will get stuck for this (Hasina) issue.”
On November 17, Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal found Hasina guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on the 2024 protests against her government and sentenced her to death.
The verdict was the first in a series of four cases related to crimes allegedly committed during the Hasina government's response to the several weeks of widespread student-led protests against the Awami League government in July and August 2024.
Amid the protests in 2024, Hasina had resigned as the prime minister and fled to India on August 5. She had earlier been in power for 16 years. Nobel laureate economist Muhammad Yunus took over as the head of Bangladesh's interim government three days later.
The tribunal said on November 17 that the attacks during last year's protests were “directed against the civilian population” and were “widespread and systematic”.
Hasina, however, has described the tribunal as biased and politically motivated, and denied having ordered firing on protesters. She said that the verdict was passed by a “rigged tribunal” that had been established and presided over by an “unelected government with no democratic mandate”.
An official extradition request was recently sent to India through the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, following an earlier note verbale, or an unsigned diplomatic communique, issued in December 2024.
India said it received the request and is examining it. Previously, the Ministry of External Affairs also said that it had taken note of the tribunal's verdict against Hasina.
“As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in that country,” the external affairs ministry said. “We will always engage constructively with all stakeholders to that end.”
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