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Bangladesh has sent an official request to India to extradite the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasinawho fled to New Delhi in August amid student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said Monday.
Md Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office in Dhaka that the country had sent a diplomatic note to India’s foreign ministry for Hasina’s extradition.
“We have informed India of our request to bring her back to court,” Hossain said. He did not give more details.
India’s foreign ministry said it had received Bangladesh’s request, but did not immediately provide further details.
Hasina fled to India after she was ousted in a mass uprising in July and August that left hundreds of protesters dead and thousands injured. She faces many legal proceedings over the death, including some on charges of crimes against humanity.
The Dhaka-based International Criminal Court has already issued arrest warrants for Hasina and her close associates, and the government has sought help from the international police organization Interpol to arrest her.
Last month, a Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunusthe country’s interim leader, said his administration would seek Hasina’s extradition from India.
The interim government led by Yunus has vowed to try Hasina and others in her administration for alleged crimes involving the uprising against her and has called on the United Nations to help investigate the killings.
Hasina also called for an investigation as she looked into the killings, saying many of the deaths may have involved others outside the security agencies.
Authorities say more than 750 people have been killed and thousands wounded during the mass uprising.