Hasina has been living in India since she fled Dhaka after the collapse of her government in August 2024 in the face of a massive anti-government agitation.
India on Friday said Bangladesh’s request to extradite deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is still under examination. The response from New Delhi came amid reports that Hasina is preparing to return to Dhaka to revive her Awami League party.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the request was being considered in line with the legal issues involved. The development comes against the backdrop of strained ties between India and Bangladesh, even as both sides have taken steps in recent months to stabilise relations.
“We have received a request for extradition. This request, as we have said earlier as well, is under examination,” Jaiswal said. “The request is being taken into consideration given the legalities that are involved,” he added.
Last week, sources close to Hasina said the 78-year-old former prime minister is preparing to voluntarily return to Dhaka to revive the Awami League.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Dhaka after the collapse of her government in August 2024 in the face of a massive anti-government agitation.
Last November, Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal in Dhaka for alleged “crimes against humanity” over her government’s crackdown on student-led protests in 2024.
Since that verdict, Dhaka has been urging New Delhi to extradite her to face the law. “We are all prepared to welcome our leader back,” Kazi Nasim Rupak, a member of the publicity sub-committee of the Awami League, told PTI Videos on Friday.