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India Gives No Timetable for Sheikh Hasina’s Extradition
Bangladesh wants former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to return from India.
India says it is examining Bangladesh’s request through a legal process, but cannot say how long it will take.
Indian envoy Dinesh Trivedi said Hasina arrived in India on a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft in August 2024.
He said she was still Bangladesh’s prime minister then, and India had little choice but to allow her to land.
A special tribunal later tried Hasina while she was away and sentenced her to death.
Bangladesh has repeatedly asked India to send her back.
The disagreement has made relations between the two countries more difficult.
It has also affected plans for Bangladesh’s prime minister, Tarique Rahman, to visit India.
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said India cannot provide a timeframe for Sheikh Hasina’s return.
India says Bangladesh’s extradition request is under examination through established legal processes.
Trivedi said a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft brought Hasina to India on August 5, 2024, when she was still prime minister.
Hasina was tried in absentia by a special tribunal and sentenced to death; Bangladesh has repeatedly renewed its extradition demand.
The dispute has strained India-Bangladesh relations and affected discussions about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India.
- Who
- Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, Sheikh Hasina, and the governments of India and Bangladesh.
- What
- Trivedi said India cannot give a timeframe for Hasina’s return while Bangladesh’s extradition request is being examined through a legal process.
- Where
- Trivedi spoke in Dhaka; Hasina has been living in India.
- When
- Trivedi made the remarks on Saturday at the Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026; Hasina arrived in India on August 5, 2024.
- Why
- Bangladesh has repeatedly sought Hasina’s extradition, while India says the request is subject to established legal processes.
Bangladesh’s position
India’s position
Extradition request
Bangladesh’s position
Bangladesh has repeatedly requested Hasina’s extradition and renewed the demand under Tarique Rahman’s government.
India’s position
India says it is examining the request through an established legal process and has not provided a timeframe.
Hasina’s arrival in India
Bangladesh’s position
The articles report that a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft carried Hasina to India as protests moved toward her official residence.
India’s position
Trivedi said India did not bring Hasina on its Air Force or Army and had little choice but to allow her to land.
Effect on Rahman’s proposed visit
Bangladesh’s position
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said Hasina’s virtual press interaction from New Delhi had vitiated the atmosphere for Rahman’s proposed visit.
India’s position
India said it had no role in the media event and did not endorse statements made there about Bangladesh’s government.
Key facts
- Indian envoy
- Dinesh Trivedi, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
- Bangladesh prime minister
- Tarique Rahman
- Hasina’s arrival in India
- August 5, 2024, aboard a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft
- India’s position
- The extradition request is being examined through established legal processes; no timeframe was given.
- Bangladesh tribunal
- Hasina was tried in absentia by a special tribunal and sentenced to death.
- Event
- The fifth Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026 in Dhaka
- Diplomatic impact
- The extradition dispute has strained bilateral ties and affected discussions about Rahman’s proposed visit to India.
Quotes
Dinesh Trivedi
India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh
“At that point in time, she (Hasina) was still the prime minister of Bangladesh. We had hardly any choice on that. It was our duty as a neighbour to accept the reality of life, because situations are such where at times you are not prepared for it.”
NDTV
telegraphindia.com
businesstoday.in
“What was our choice? If you would have said that no, we are not going to accept, we don't give landing permission. Things would have been I don't know what.”
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Sources
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