She says she talked to the British government and will have Tarique extradited ‘by any means’.
The prime minister was addressing a reception organised by the ruling Awami League’s UK chapter at Westminster in London on Saturday.
“I’ve talked to the British government. How can a convict stay here? So I’ve asked them to send him back quickly,” she said about Tarique’s possible extradition.
“We are trying to get him back. We will bring him back by any means,” she added.
Most of the speakers at Saturday’s programme, including columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, demanded extradition of Tarique.
Hasina criticised the BNP for violence during the protest rallies. “It’s unfortunate that we have to hear lessons of democracy from those who make people suffer and kill them in the name of protests.”
She said the BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami “should be ashamed of corruption during their tenure”.
“And now they are out to defame Bangladesh by using the money they earned illegally,” she said.
The prime minister also spoke about steps taken by her government for the country’s development.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki, among others, delivered speeches at the programme chaired by UK Awami League President Sultan Mahmud Sharif.
The venue, Methodist Central Hall, was overcrowded as many from other European countries also joined it.