Bangladesh sends India formal note seeking extradition of Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday (December 23, 2024) that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.

Ms. Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since August 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Ms. Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for "crimes against humanity and genocide".

“We have sent a note verbale [diplomatic message] to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process,” Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto Foreign Minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office.