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Bangladesh Urges India to Expedite Sheikh Hasina Extradition
Bangladesh wants India to send Sheikh Hasina back to face a legal process in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh says legal steps matter, but political willingness is important too.
India says it is reviewing the request through a legal process and has not given a date.
Bangladesh says an extradition treaty can be used, although some legal experts disagree about whether it applies.
Hasina has been living in India since leaving Bangladesh in 2024.
A tribunal in Bangladesh tried her while she was away and sentenced her to death over the handling of protests.
Hasina and her supporters have called the tribunal unfair.
She has said she plans to return voluntarily by December.
The disagreement has become a source of tension between the two countries.
Bangladesh said India should expedite the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, citing the need for political intent alongside legal review.
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said India could not provide a timeframe because the request was under legal examination.
Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said Hasina could be returned under the countries’ extradition treaty, though some legal experts question its application.
Hasina has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh on August 5, 2024; a special tribunal later sentenced her to death in absentia over the protest crackdown.
The extradition dispute has strained India-Bangladesh ties; Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has renewed the demand, while Hasina says she intends to return voluntarily by December.
- Who
- Bangladesh’s government and India are discussing the extradition request for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
- What
- Bangladesh urged India to expedite Hasina’s extradition; India said the request is under legal review.
- Where
- The remarks were made in Dhaka; Hasina has been living in India.
- When
- Bangladesh made the remarks on Sunday, a day after Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi spoke about the legal process. Hasina fled Bangladesh on August 5, 2024.
- Why
- Bangladesh seeks Hasina’s return to face the legal process there, while India says the extradition request is being examined through established legal procedures.
Bangladesh’s position
India’s position
How quickly the request should proceed
Bangladesh’s position
Bangladesh says India should expedite the extradition process and that political intent is necessary alongside legal steps.
India’s position
India says the request is being examined through a structured legal process and has not provided a timeframe.
Whether the treaty applies
Bangladesh’s position
Bangladesh’s state minister says Hasina can be brought back under the extradition treaty.
India’s position
Some legal experts have questioned whether the treaty applies in Hasina’s case; India says the request is under legal examination.
Key facts
- Bangladesh official
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam called for the process to be expedited.
- India’s position
- Dinesh Trivedi said the request was being examined through a legal process and gave no timeframe.
- Treaty
- Bangladesh says Hasina can be returned under the active extradition treaty; some legal experts question whether it applies.
- Hasina’s departure
- She fled Dhaka on August 5, 2024, after a student-led agitation toppled her government.
- Tribunal ruling
- A special tribunal tried Hasina in absentia and sentenced her to death over the crackdown on protests.
- Hasina’s stated plan
- She has said she intends to return to Bangladesh voluntarily by December to face the legal process.
- Diplomatic context
- The extradition issue has become a major irritant in India-Bangladesh relations.
Quotes
Shama Obaed Islam
Bangladesh’s state minister for foreign affairs
“Again and again, the government of India has replied to this that there is a process, and the process is legal, and it is well structured.”
telegraphindia.com
“There is certainly a legal process involved, but political intent is also necessary.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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