⛎Bangladesh on Monday sent note verbale or a diplomatic note to India as they sought the return of deposed PM Sheikh Hasina. India confirmed receiving the diplomatic communication from the neighbouring country but refused to comment on it.
In August 2024, when a series of protests across Bangladesh led to the fall of Hasina's government, the Prime Minister fled the country and sought refuge in India.
⛎Bangladesh on Monday sent note verbale or a diplomatic note to India as they sought the return of deposed PM Sheikh Hasina. India confirmed receiving the diplomatic communication from the neighbouring country but refused to comment on it.
♕On August 5, 2024, when a series of student-led protests across Bangladesh led to the fall of Hasina's 16-year regime, the Prime Minister fled the country and sought refuge in India.
🐻Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for "crimes against humanity and genocide".
🏅Under the provisions of the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, extradition may be refused if the offence is one of a "political character".
꧙Another clause reportedly stated that a person convicted of an extradition offence may not be extradited unless the person was sentenced to imprisonment or other form of detention for a period of four months or more.
𝔍The relations between India and Bangladesh came under strain after the interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus came to power.
🐎India has been expressing concerns over attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in that country.
PTI said that Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office, “We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government ℱsaying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process."
🅺Earlier in the morning, Home Advisor Jahangir Alam said his office has sent a letter to the foreign ministry to facilitate the ousted premier's extradition 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.
ꦡAlam also said an extradition treaty between Dhaka and New Delhi already exists and Hasina could be brought back to Bangladesh under the treaty.
✨In New Delhi, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: "We confirm that we have received a Note Verbale from the Bangladesh High Commission today in connection with an extradition request."
❀"At this time, we have no comment to offer on this matter," he said, in response to a question.
🃏Last month, in an address to the nation on the completion of 100 days of the interim government, Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Yunus said it will seek the extradition of Hasina.
ಌ"We must ensure justice in every killing… We will also ask India to send back fallen autocrat Sheikh Hasina," he said.
꧒Yunus, who assumed office on August 8, claimed that about 1,500 people, including students and workers, were killed while 19,931 others were wounded during the protest against the Hasina government.
(With PTI inputs)