Bangladesh could ask for Sheikh Hasina's return from India, says foreign affairs adviser
The Hindu
Bangladesh considers seeking extradition of Sheikh Hasina from India
The Bangladesh interim government’s foreign affairs advisor Mohammed Touhid Hossain, has said that as cases mount against Sheikh Hasina, his country could consider seeking the extradition of the former premier but that would create an “embarrassing situation for the Indian government.”
In an exclusive interview to Reuters TV in Dhaka, Hossain said that “since there are so many cases” against Hasina in Bangladesh, the country’s home and law ministries could make the request to extradite her.
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“Her staying in Delhi, in India, the question comes that...there are so many cases [against Hasina] that could be... again some speculating, I am not a person right to answer this, if there is a request from there [Ministry of Home and Ministry of Law] we have to ask for her, you know, return to Bangladesh. If there is a demand from there, that creates an embarrassing situation for the Indian government. So I think the Indian government knows this and I am sure they will take care of it”, Mr. Hossain told Reuters TV.
Sheikh Hasina had arrived in India on August 5, following an uprising led by students against her that turned violent. As per the Dhaka Tribune, a complaint has been lodged against Ms. Hasina and 24 others in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands for allegedly violating human rights.
The Bangladeshi media outlet said that there are multiple cases filed against Hasina.
Further, Mr. Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor in Bangladesh’s interim government led by Mohammad Yunus stated that the Nobel Laureate is “very unhappy” about the way the statements are coming from India, from the former Prime Minister and he had conveyed this to the Indian envoy in a meeting.
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