I hope India will now extradite Hasina, says BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul

“It has been proven that Sheikh Hasina is a fascist and she tortured the people of Bangladesh,” he says

The BNP hopes now that Sheikh Hasina has been proven to be a “fascist”, the Indian government will extradite her to Bangladesh soon so she can face trial.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir shared his party’s view while answering questions regarding the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights at a press briefing on Thursday.

“I want to thank the UN fact-finding committee that visited Bangladesh for their report. They have stated correctly that one in particular – the fascist Sheikh Hasina - ordered all the killings,” he said.

“The mass killing and all incidents of human rights violations were ordered by her. Democracy was destroyed, institutions were destroyed…. the report says that everything was done following her directives.”

Since she was toppled by the mass uprising on Aug 5, the former prime minister has been in India. The International Crimes Tribunal has issued an arrest warrant against her for charges of “genocide”.

The interim government has requested India to extradite Hasina under the treaty between the two countries. However, India has yet to respond.

“It has been proven that Sheikh Hasina is a fascist and she tortured the people of Bangladesh. We want the Indian government to immediately extradite her to the Bangladesh government and for her to be tried. She and her aides will face trial. This is our hope.”

The UN OHCHR issued a report documenting human rights violations in Bangladesh between Jul 1, 2024, and Aug 15, 2024 on Wednesday, with the agency’s chief Volker Türk presenting key findings at a media briefing in Geneva.

Multiple killings, attacks on the student-led public movement and other major raids were carried out with the full knowledge, coordination, and orders from Hasina, the report said.

“We are relieved that the report has been published. The truth has been unveiled. The problem is that we believe something only when the UN says it. No one believes what the political parties say. Anyway, I thank the UN observer team that visited us,” said Fakhrul.