Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday Bangladesh sought extradition of Bangladesh鈥檚 former prime minister Sheikh Hasina following legal aspects and subsequent court鈥檚 order but did not get any reply from the Indian side.
鈥榃e have followed the legal aspect that we have and we have asked them to return her as per the court鈥檚 order. Let them look into it. They are yet to reply. Let them look into it from their side,鈥� he said while responding to a question at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bangladesh sent a diplomatic note (note verbale) to India in December last year, along with a set of supporting documents, formally requesting Hasina鈥檚 extradition.
Explaining Hasina鈥檚 presence in India and its impacts on bilateral relations, Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri recently said this is a 鈥榡udicial legal process鈥� and it requires 鈥榚ngagement and consultations鈥� between the two governments.
鈥榃e are examining these issues. We look forward to working together with Bangladesh authorities on these issues,鈥� he said while responding to a question during an interaction with the members of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
Beyond that, the Indian foreign secretary said, he does not think it would be constructive to say anything further at this point.
Hasina fled Bangladesh to India on August 5 last year in the face of massive student-led protests. Bangladesh is waiting for a response from New Delhi.
The International Crimes Tribunal will set a date for the verdict in the crimes against humanity case against Hasina and other top officials of her government for their alleged role in suppressing the July Uprising on November 13.
