Bangladesh’s foreign ministry has sent a diplomatic note to the Indian government to send ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina back to Dhaka.
“We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that the Bangladesh government wants her (Hasina) to come back here for trial,” foreign adviser Touhid Hossain told reporters at the Foreign Ministry this afternoon.
Home Adviser Jahangir Alam said his ministry had written a request to the Ministry of External Affairs to facilitate the return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India.
“We have sent a letter to the Foreign Ministry regarding her extradition. The process is currently underway,” he told reporters in response to a query.
According to Dailystar, the adviser also said that an extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India already exists and Hasina, who fled to India, could be brought back to Bangladesh under the treaty.
