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Bangladesh Says It Has Asked India to Extradite Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh says it has asked India to extradite Sheikh Hasina, the country's ousted prime minister.
Hasina fled to India on August 5, 2024, after a mass uprising ended her 15-year rule.
A Bangladesh tribunal convicted her in absentia in 2025 of crimes against humanity during the uprising and sentenced her to death on one charge and life imprisonment on another.
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said Bangladesh would follow legal procedures and that the matter falls under the extradition treaty with India.
India has acknowledged receiving the requests but has made no decision public.
Its foreign ministry says the requests are being examined through established processes.
Bangladesh’s law minister says the country has asked India to extradite Sheikh Hasina under the two countries’ treaty.
Md Asaduzzaman said Bangladesh would follow legal procedures and leave no room for emotion.
India has acknowledged receiving earlier extradition requests but has not announced a decision.
Hasina has been in India since fleeing Bangladesh on August 5, 2024.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal convicted her in absentia in November 2025 and sentenced her to death on one charge and life imprisonment on another.
- Who
- Bangladesh’s Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said the country had requested Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India.
- What
- Bangladesh has asked India to extradite Hasina under the countries’ extradition treaty.
- When
- Asaduzzaman made the statement on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- He spoke to journalists in Dhaka after inaugurating a training workshop.
- Why
- Bangladesh says it wants to bring Hasina back to face legal process following her convictions by the International Crimes Tribunal.
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Hasina fled Bangladesh for India after a mass uprising ended her 15-year rule.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal convicted Hasina in absentia and sentenced her to death on one charge and life imprisonment on another.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, formed the government after parliamentary elections.
Hasina said she intended to return to Bangladesh in December during an audio-only virtual press conference in New Delhi.
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said Bangladesh had requested Hasina’s extradition from India.
- Bangladesh law minister
- Md Asaduzzaman
- Extradition request
- Made under the treaty with India
- Hasina fled to India
- August 5, 2024
- Tribunal conviction
- November 2025
- Sentence
- Death on one charge; life imprisonment on another
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What people are saying
We have requested her repatriation under the treaty and through due process
That is a matter for the Indian government. We have made requests to them under the extradition treaty.
If they hand her over to us, we will hand her over in the due process, as required under the law
To me, she is a criminal. A criminal convicted by our tribunal. To us, this is her identity