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Published : 14 Dec 2025, 06:05 PM
The foreign ministry has again summoned the Indian high commissioner and reiterated its request for the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, both convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal.
The tribunal on Nov 17 sentenced the two to death for crimes against humanity linked to attempts to suppress the July Uprising. Both have been staying in India since Aug 5, 2024.
On Sunday, the Chief Advisor’s Office said the Indian high commissioner had been informed that Hasina had been making “continuous provocative statements” with the dishonest aim of undermining Bangladesh’s “peace, stability and security” and derailing the next national election.
The office said she was also instructing her party supporters to engage in “terrorist activities”.
The interim government sent a letter to the Indian government on Nov 21, formally requesting Hasina’s return following the tribunal’s death verdict, as confirmed by Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain.
On the day the verdict was delivered, the foreign ministry issued an official statement once again urging India to hand over Hasina and Kamal. Responding to the verdict, Law Advisor Asif Nazrul said a fresh letter would be sent to India seeking the extradition of Hasina.
The interim government had previously written to India in December, at the start of trial proceedings against Hasina at the tribunal. Despite the trial concluding and verdicts being delivered, the Indian government has not responded to the letters, officials in Dhaka said.
