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The interim government of Bangladesh has once again sent an official letter to India to deport former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In this, extradition of Hasina has been demanded. MD Tauheed Hussain, advisor on foreign affairs in the interim government, has given this information.
According to Bangladesh’s government news agency BSS, this letter was sent to India on Friday 21 November. It was sent through Bangladesh High Commission based in New Delhi.
According to Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo, Bangladesh has so far demanded the extradition of Sheikh Hasina to India thrice. Earlier, on 20th and 27th December last year, letters had been written appealing to hand it over to Sheikh Hasina. India has not yet given any answer to this.
Haseena is currently living in India, while Kamaal is also suspected to be in India. (file photo)
Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
On November 17, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) sentenced Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was the Home Minister in her government, to death on charges of crimes against humanity. This hearing of both was held in absentia.
He was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Dhaka for inciting and ordering the murder. In the remaining cases he was sentenced to life imprisonment. ICT had made him an accused in 5 cases.
The tribunal named Sheikh Hasina as the mastermind of the killings during the July 2024 student movement. The third accused, former IGP Abdullah Al-Mamun, was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Mamun is in custody and has become a government witness.
Hasina came to India after the coup
Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman left the country after the coup on 5 August 2024. Both the leaders have been living in India for the last 15 months.
Bangladesh PM’s office issued a statement saying that according to the extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh, it is India’s responsibility to hand over the former Bangladeshi PM to us.
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