Sheikh Hasina's passport revoked as Bangladesh faces allegations of enforced disappearances: Reports
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Sheikh Hasina's passport revoked as Bangladesh faces allegations of enforced disappearances: Reports

India TV News  

Bangladesh’s interim government has revoked the passports of 97 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over allegations of involvement in enforced disappearances and violence during the July uprising. Local media reports indicate that 22 passports were canceled due to enforced disappearance claims, while 75—including Hasina’s—were linked to the July unrest, which reportedly resulted in hundreds of deaths. The move comes after the International Crimes Tribunal issued an arrest warrant against Hasina and 11 others on charges of enforced disappearances. This marks the second arrest warrant against Hasina since her Awami League-led government collapsed amid mass anti-government protests in August.

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Sheikh Hasina’s extradition 'unrelated' to reported extension of her Indian visa: Bangladesh
19 hours, 41 minutes ago

Sheikh Hasina’s extradition 'unrelated' to reported extension of her Indian visa: Bangladesh

India TV News  

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s reported extension of visa was unrelated to Dhaka’s request for her extradition to stand trial. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide”. On Thursday, …

Sheikh Hasina's visa extended by India amid extradition demand: Sources
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1 day, 19 hours ago

Sheikh Hasina's visa extended by India amid extradition demand: Sources

India Today  

India has extended the visa of Bangladesh's deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in the country since August last year, sources said. The interim government in Bangladesh, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, formally sought Hasina's extradition on December 23. "Passports of 22 individuals were revoked for their involvement in enforced disappearances, while 75 others, including Sheikh …

Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina’s passport
2 days, 1 hour ago

Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina’s passport

The Hindu  

Bangladesh on Tuesday revoked the passport of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 96 others in connection with their role in the crackdown against protesters during the uprising of July-August 2024. “The Passports Department cancelled passports of 22 people involved in enforced disappearances while passports of 75 people including Sheikh Hasina were revoked due to their involvement in the July …

Bangladesh revokes passports of former PM Sheikh Hasina, 96 others
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2 days, 19 hours ago

Bangladesh revokes passports of former PM Sheikh Hasina, 96 others

India Today  

Bangladesh's interim government, run by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, has revoked the passport of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The development comes just a day after the International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrants against Sheikh Hasina and 11 others in the case of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings during her tenure. Amongst the other accused are Major General Tariq Ahmed …

Bangladesh issues second arrest warrant for exiled Sheikh Hasina
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Bangladesh issues second arrest warrant for exiled Sheikh Hasina

Hindustan Times  

A Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, this time for her alleged role in enforced disappearances, the chief prosecutor said on Monday. Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League Party chief Sheikh Hasina Dhaka has already issued an arrest warrant on charges of crimes against humanity for 77-year-old Hasina, who fled to …

Bangladesh: Big blow to Sheikh Hasina, International Crimes Tribunal issues second arrest warrant
3 days, 19 hours ago

Bangladesh: Big blow to Sheikh Hasina, International Crimes Tribunal issues second arrest warrant

India TV News  

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Criminal Tribunal on Monday issued arrest warrants against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others, including former military generals and an ex-police chief, for their alleged role in incidents of enforced disappearances. This was the second arrest warrant by the ICT against Hasina, who fled to India after her Awami League regime's toppling following unprecedented anti-government …

Bangladesh's 2nd arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina over enforced disappearances
3 days, 19 hours ago

Bangladesh's 2nd arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina over enforced disappearances

India Today  

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 12 others on Monday in connection with a case of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during her tenure. Amongst the other accused are Major General Tariq Ahmed Siddique, who served as Hasina's defence advisor; former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed; and former Director General of …

India unlikely to respond to Hasina extradition call
1 week ago

India unlikely to respond to Hasina extradition call

Hindustan Times  

India is unlikely to respond to Bangladesh’s request to extradite former premier Sheikh Hasina, people familiar with the matter said, pointing out that Dhaka has not completed key formalities needed to take forward such an issue. The extradition demand is being seen in some quarters in New Delhi as “public posturing” by Bangladesh’s interim government to satisfy domestic constituencies, especially …

Bangladesh Yearender: The unprecedented fall of Hasina govt and its impact on India-Dhaka relations
2 weeks ago

Bangladesh Yearender: The unprecedented fall of Hasina govt and its impact on India-Dhaka relations

India TV News  

Dhaka: Bangladesh faced an upheaval this year with the ouster of long-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a development that also cast a shadow over its traditionally strong ties with India. READ: Biden watching situation in Bangladesh 'very closely', will hold Yunus govt accountable: White House Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and her former Cabinet ministers, …

Hasina’s son claims Yunus govt weaponising judiciary for carrying out ‘political witch hunt’
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Hasina’s son claims Yunus govt weaponising judiciary for carrying out ‘political witch hunt’

The Hindu  

Sajeeb Wazed, son of deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has accused the Muhammad Yunus led interim government of “weaponising the judiciary” for carrying out a “political witch hunt” against the Awami League leadership. Mr. Wazed’s allegations, as a long post on X, came two days after the interim government on Monday said it has sent a diplomatic note to …

Pulls of domestic politics in Dhaka
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pulls of domestic politics in Dhaka

Hindustan Times  

Dhaka has made a formal request to Delhi for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikha Hasina, who has been living in India since her government was ousted in August in a student-led uprising that had the support of the military. The new dispensation in Dhaka has limited the demand for political reforms to the elimination of Hasina’s Awami League …

Sheikh Hasina’s son accuses Yunus-led Bangladesh govt of launching ‘witch hunt’
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Sheikh Hasina’s son accuses Yunus-led Bangladesh govt of launching ‘witch hunt’

Hindustan Times  

Former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed has accused the country’s interim government led by economist Muhammad Yunus of weaponising the judiciary and launching a “witch hunt” to persecute Awami League leaders after Dhaka sought his mother’s extradition from India. “The judges and prosecutors appointed by unelected Yunus-led regime to conduct farcical trial process through International Crimes Tribunal makes …

Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India to face ‘judicial process’
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India to face ‘judicial process’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bangladesh has formally requested India …

‘At this time…’: What India replied to Bangladesh’s ‘note verbale’ seeking Sheikh Hasina’s extradition
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘At this time…’: What India replied to Bangladesh’s ‘note verbale’ seeking Sheikh Hasina’s extradition

Live Mint  

Bangladesh has requested the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, following her flight to New Delhi in August amid widespread student-led protests that resulted in her ousting after 15 years in power. India confirmed receiving the note verbale from Bangladesh seeking extradition of Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, in a statement posted on his Facebook …

Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said Monday. regime to conduct farcical trial process through International Crimes Tribunal makes it a political witch hunt that …

Bangladesh files extradition request for Sheikh Hasina, says she’s wanted
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh files extradition request for Sheikh Hasina, says she’s wanted

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh made a formal request to India on Monday to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in the country since she fled Dhaka in August, with the move expected to exacerbate the strained relations between the two sides. Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down in the face of widespread protests and fled to …

Bangladesh sends note verbale asking India to send back deposed PM Hasina
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh sends note verbale asking India to send back deposed PM Hasina

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. "We have sent a note verbale to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process," Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at …

Sheikh Hasina extradition: Bangladesh sends note verbale asking India to send back deposed PM
Top News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Sheikh Hasina extradition: Bangladesh sends note verbale asking India to send back deposed PM

The Hindu  

Bangladesh has sent India a note verbale seeking the repatriation of its deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the adviser on foreign affairs to the interim government Touhid Hossein informed the media in Dhaka on Monday. The confirmation came hours after Lieutenant General Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, adviser on home affairs, informed that the interim Bangladesh government has written to the …

Bangladesh Seeks Return Of Deposed PM Sheikh Hasina, Sends Note Verbale To India
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh Seeks Return Of Deposed PM Sheikh Hasina, Sends Note Verbale To India

ABP News  

Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday announced that it has sent a diplomatic note to India requesting the return of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to face legal proceedings in Dhaka. Earlier in the day, Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam informed reporters that his office had submitted a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate Hasina’s extradition. Bangladesh's …

Send Sheikh Hasina back: Bangladesh's latest note to India
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Send Sheikh Hasina back: Bangladesh's latest note to India

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. 'Fallen autocrat Sheikh Hasina' Last month, in an address to the nation on the completion of 100 days of the interim government, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said it will seek the extradition of Hasina. …

Bangladesh formally writes to India seeking return of former PM Sheikh Hasina for judicial process
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh formally writes to India seeking return of former PM Sheikh Hasina for judicial process

Live Mint  

Bangladesh wrote to India on Monday, requesting the return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to that country for the judicial process. “We have sent a note verbale to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process,” Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto Foreign Minister Touhid Hossain, said. Earlier in September, Muhammad Yunus, …

Bangladesh tells India it wants ex-PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh tells India it wants ex-PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’

Al Jazeera  

Dhaka sends formal request to New Delhi to extradite Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August amid protests that ended her 15-year rule. Bangladesh has told India it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August, back in the country for “judicial process”, says the acting head of the country’s foreign ministry. “We sent …

Bangladesh sends diplomatic note to India seeking Sheikh Hasina's extradition
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh sends diplomatic note to India seeking Sheikh Hasina's extradition

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Bangladesh-based International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for "crimes against humanity and genocide". "We have sent a note verbale to …

Send Sheikh Hasina back: Bangladesh's diplomatic note to India
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Send Sheikh Hasina back: Bangladesh's diplomatic note to India

India Today  

Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. “We have sent a note verbale to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process,” Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his …

India behind ‘enforced disappearances’ of Bangladeshis during Hasina regime? Panel reveals shocking details
2 weeks, 4 days ago

India behind ‘enforced disappearances’ of Bangladeshis during Hasina regime? Panel reveals shocking details

Live Mint  

Was India involved “enforced disappearances” of some Bangladeshis during Sheikh Hasina's regime? An inquiry panel has found some shocking details regarding Indian involvement in the incidents of “enforced disappearances”, requesting the government to identify any Bangladeshi citizens who may still remain incarcerated in India. An inquiry commission formed by Bangladesh’s interim government said it has found India’s “involvement” in incidents …

Bangladesh: Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina mounts fresh attack on interim leader Yunus
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Bangladesh: Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina mounts fresh attack on interim leader Yunus

Hindustan Times  

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday mounted another blistering attack on the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of leading an "undemocratic group" that has no responsibility towards the people. Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina called Mohammad Yunus a "fascist" In a statement on the eve of the 'Bijoy Dibosh', Hasina called Yunus a "fascist" and alleged …

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top-ranking military and police officials from her regime in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance. The five-member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances submitted an interim report titled "Unfolding The Truth" to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad …

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

ABP News  

Dhaka, Dec 15 : An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh said in a provisional report that it has found ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s involvement in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance. “The commission has found evidence of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s involvement as the instructor in the incidents of enforced disappearance,” the press wing of the …

Bangladesh commission says Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearances
Top News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bangladesh commission says Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearances

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7 The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced …

Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus over Hindu priest Chinmoy Das’ arrest; calls him ‘mastermind of July-August unrest’
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1 month ago

Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus over Hindu priest Chinmoy Das’ arrest; calls him ‘mastermind of July-August unrest’

Live Mint  

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slammed Bangladesh's interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus over the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Das and also called him the masterminds of the July-August unrest in the country. The Jamaat and terrorists are having a free run under the new regime,” said Hasina while terming the current leadership a ‘fascist regime’ that allows terrorists …

Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM's hate speech
1 month ago

Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM's hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi tribunal banned broadcasts of "hate speech" by autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, weeks after indicting her over the killing of protesters during the August revolution that ousted her. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal is investigating Hasina for "mass murder", among other charges, during the weeks of unrest that forced her to flee the country for neighbouring India. …

Sheikh Hasina slams Muhammad Yunus in first public address since leaving Bangladesh: ‘mastermind of genocide’
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1 month ago

Sheikh Hasina slams Muhammad Yunus in first public address since leaving Bangladesh: ‘mastermind of genocide’

Live Mint  

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slammed country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of persecuting minorities. In virtual address at an event in New York, which is her first public address after taking shelter in India following her resignation in August, she claimed that there were plans to assassinate her and her sister Sheikh Rehana just like their father …

Sheikh Hasina accuses Yunus of genocide, not protecting minorities in first public address
1 month ago

Sheikh Hasina accuses Yunus of genocide, not protecting minorities in first public address

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina has accused interim government chief Muhammad Yunus of perpetrating “genocide” and failing to protect Hindus and other minorities in her first public address after stepping down in August and fleeing the country. Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who took shelter in India after being forced out of office, made the remarks in a …

'Hasina destroyed everything': Yunus calls for reforms before holding Bangladesh polls
1 month ago

'Hasina destroyed everything': Yunus calls for reforms before holding Bangladesh polls

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh interim government’s chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, has accused the Sheikh Hasina regime of destroying “everything” in the country. "The country's governance structure has been completely destroyed during Hasina's 15-year rule, and a huge task has fallen on us to rebuild it by restoring democracy, economic stability and public trust," said the 84-year-old Nobel laureate, in an interview with Nikkei …

Sheikh Hasina accuses Yunus of genocide, failing to protect Hindus in Bangladesh
1 month ago

Sheikh Hasina accuses Yunus of genocide, failing to protect Hindus in Bangladesh

India Today  

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has mounted a stinging attack on the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus over alleged persecution of minorities. In a virtual address at an event in New York, Hasina accused Yunus of perpetrating "genocide" and failing to protect minorities including Hindus. India last week said the interim government in Bangladesh must live up to its …

Sheikh Hasina calls Muhammad Yunus mastermind of mass killings in Bangladesh
1 month ago

Sheikh Hasina calls Muhammad Yunus mastermind of mass killings in Bangladesh

India Today  

Deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused Muhammad Yunus, who is heading the interim government, of mass killings and the targeting of minorities amid a fresh wave of unrest in the country. In reality, it is Muhammad Yunus who has indulged in mass killings through a meticulous designed plan along with the student co-ordinators. Even Tarique Rahman from London has …

Bangladesh’s deposed PM Sheikh Hasina condemns arrest of Hindu spiritual leader, demands his release
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh’s deposed PM Sheikh Hasina condemns arrest of Hindu spiritual leader, demands his release

The Hindu  

Speaking out for the first time since the fall of her government on August 5, Awami League Leader and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for the release of an ISKCON leader arrested by the authorities in Bangladesh ‘without delay’. In a statement issued by the Awami League, Ms. Hasina condemned the murder of an assistant public prosecutor …

Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina condemns arrest of Hindu spiritual leader, demands his release
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina condemns arrest of Hindu spiritual leader, demands his release

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Deposed prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Thursday condemned the arrest of Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and said the leader must be released immediately. "A top leader of the Sanatan religious community has been unjustly arrested, he must be released immediately," Hasina said in a statement. Religious freedom and security of life and property of people …

Bangladesh seeks deposed PM Hasina's trial in ICC alongside domestic cour
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh seeks deposed PM Hasina's trial in ICC alongside domestic cour

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Bangladesh has sought to pursue deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's trial in the International Criminal Court even as she faced a trial in a domestic tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity, office of the interim government chief Muhammad Yunus said here on Thursday. The Chief Adviser Yunus discussed the issue of Hasina's trial with International Criminal Court prosecutor …

Sheikh Hasina slams Hindu monk's arrest in Bangladesh: Anarchist activities
1 month, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina slams Hindu monk's arrest in Bangladesh: Anarchist activities

India Today  

Deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday condemned the murder of a lawyer in Chittagong and the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, demanding his immediate release. Hasina, who fled to India following violent student protests in August, said several opposition leaders and students were being assaulted and arrested, and called for an end to such "anarchist activities". …

Decoding the extradition controversy around Sheikh Hasina | In Focus podcast
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Decoding the extradition controversy around Sheikh Hasina | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus has said that his country will seek the extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina. The former Bangladesh prime minister fled to India on August 5th, and has been living Delhi in a safe house ever since. A special tribunal set up in Bangladesh for ‘crimes against humanity’ has also asked Interpol …

Bangladesh to Seek Sheikh Hasina's Extradition: Pros & Cons for Indian Govt
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh to Seek Sheikh Hasina's Extradition: Pros & Cons for Indian Govt

The Quint  

Hasina's prolonged stay in India has also become a headache for the Narendra Modi government. Following her arrival in India on 5 August, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had made a statement in Parliament saying that the deposed prime minister had sought approval to come to New Delhi "for the moment" – indicating that India was not to be her …

Bangladesh to seek Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India to face ‘crimes against humanity’ trial
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh to seek Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India to face ‘crimes against humanity’ trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bangladesh will seek the extradition …

Will India extradite Sheikh Hasina if Bangladesh calls for it?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Will India extradite Sheikh Hasina if Bangladesh calls for it?

Firstpost  

Professor Muhammad Yunus, who is currently leading Bangladesh’s interim government, has said that his country will look to extradite Sheikh Hasina from India. “India’s response to Sheikh Hasina’s situation will not only affect bilateral relations but will also reflect the country’s commitment to the rule of law and the protection of fundamental human rights,” said Thukral. Business Standard quoted External …

Bangladesh tribunal orders probe against Sheikh Hasina to be finished by next month
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh tribunal orders probe against Sheikh Hasina to be finished by next month

Firstpost  

A Bangladesh tribunal has set December 17 as the deadline for completion of an investigation into former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides for alleged crimes against humanity A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday told investigators they have one month to complete their work on ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides, who face charges …

‘Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted Sheikh Hasina from India,’ says Muhammad Yunus
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted Sheikh Hasina from India,’ says Muhammad Yunus

Live Mint  

Bangladesh is seeking the extradition of ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was overthrown during a revolution in August and fled to India, according to interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Sheikh Hasina has been summoned to appear in a Dhaka court on Monday to face charges of "massacres, killings, and crimes against humanity," but she remains in exile in India. …

Bangladesh tribunal tells investigators to finish probe against ousted premier Hasina by next month
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh tribunal tells investigators to finish probe against ousted premier Hasina by next month

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday told investigators they have one month to complete their work on ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides, who face charges of crimes against humanity after hundreds of people were killed in a mass uprising this summer. Golam Mortuza Majumdar, the head judge of the three-member International …

Bangladesh ex-ministers face ‘massacre’ charges, Hasina probe deadline set
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh ex-ministers face ‘massacre’ charges, Hasina probe deadline set

Al Jazeera  

More than a dozen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after a mass uprising in August have been charged with “enabling massacres” before a special tribunal which also told investigators they have one month to complete their work on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “We have produced 13 defendants today, including 11 former ministers, a bureaucrat, and a judge,” Islam, …

Bangladesh will Seek Extradition of Sheikh Hasina: Yunus
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh will Seek Extradition of Sheikh Hasina: Yunus

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday that the interim government will seek the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the fall of her government following a mass protest movement in August.In an address to the nation on the completion of 100 days of the interim government, Yunus also said that his …

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