Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally written to the government of India to facilitate the return of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Interim government adviser to the foreign affairs, Touhid Hossain confirmed the development on Monday (December 23) while talking to reporters at the ministry in Dhaka.
Hossain said, “We have clearly informed India of our position. We have conveyed that we want her [Hasina] back for judicial process.”
When asked about the procedure for requesting the repatriation, he explained, “We have sent a note verbale [a formal diplomatic letter] to the Indian government.”
Earlier in the day, Home affairs adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury had said that his ministry has sent a letter to the foreign ministry, urging it to contact India to facilitate Hasina’s return.
Talking to reporters at an event in the capital, he said an extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India already existed and the former prime minister, who fled to India, could be brought back to Bangladesh under the treaty. Hasina fled to India with her sister Sheikh Rehana on 5 August in the face of a mass uprising led by students. She has been in India since then.
