Hopeful India will extradite Hasina, says BNP leader; sees no hurdle in Delhi-Dhaka ties
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Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party is hopeful India will extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina if due legal process is followed.
Senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said his party remains hopeful that India will extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, asserting that the issue will not become a roadblock in ties between the two countries.
In an exclusive conversation with India Today, Fakhrul said any move on Hasina’s extradition would follow due legal process and international rules. “It depends. It will go as per rules, as per the international rules that are there. Bangladesh has already asked to repatriate her from India to Bangladesh. That is clear,” he said.
Hasina has been living in New Delhi since August 2024, when a mass uprising forced her to step down and leave the country. In November 2025, a special tribunal sentenced her to death in absentia in a case related to crimes against humanity linked to the violent crackdown during the 2024 unrest.
When asked whether the BNP, once in power, would officially seek Hasina’s extradition, Fakhrul reiterated that the matter would proceed in accordance with established legal frameworks. He acknowledged that Bangladesh and India already have an extradition treaty in place.
“Yes. If we want it, we want her to come back,” he said.
Responding to a question on whether the extradition issue could affect normalisation of ties between New Delhi and Dhaka, Fakhrul dismissed the possibility. “It will not be a roadblock between Bangladesh and India’s relationship. India has never denied that she is there. And she never said that India would not return Hasina. It will all depend on the development that takes place at that time. Time is the best healer,” he said.
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