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Sheikh Hasina Extradition: India Gives Stern Reply to Bangladesh, Cites Legal Process
- •India stated it cannot provide a deadline for the extradition of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- •Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi confirmed the extradition request is under legal review.
- •Hasina arrived in India on August 5, 2024, while still serving as Bangladesh's Prime Minister.
- •Trivedi clarified Hasina was brought to India by a Bangladesh Air Force plane as the situation in Dhaka deteriorated.
- •The extradition issue remains a significant point of tension between India and Bangladesh.
Key Questions Answered
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi stated that India cannot provide any deadline for the return of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina because her extradition request is still being reviewed through an established and structured legal process. Ministry of External Affairs officials have further clarified that the matter is being handled strictly in accordance with domestic judicial procedures.
Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on August 5, 2024, after leaving Bangladesh when her government fell amid a major anti-government movement known as the July uprising. According to Indian officials, she was still serving as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh when a Bangladesh Air Force plane transported her to India as the situation in Dhaka deteriorated.
Following the collapse of her government and her relocation to India, Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia in November 2025 by a special tribunal in Dhaka for alleged crimes against humanity linked to her administration's crackdown on student-led protests. Bangladesh has since repeatedly urged New Delhi to extradite her to face the law.
