New Delhi:
Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday said it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to Dhaka. Hasina has been living in exile in India since August 5. She left the country and came to India amid student-led protests. Sheikh Hasina remained in power in Bangladesh for 20 years. She became PM for the first time on 23 June 1996.
The Dhaka-based International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants against Hasina and her cabinet ministers, advisors, military and administrative officials for ‘crimes against humanity and genocide’.
“We have sent a diplomatic message to the Indian government asking that she (Hasina) be sent back to Dhaka for judicial process in Bangladesh,” Tauheed Hussain, foreign minister in the interim government, told reporters in his office.
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Bangladesh Home Ministry advisor also wrote a letter
Earlier in the day, Home Ministry advisor Jahangir Alam said his office has sent a letter to the External Affairs Ministry for the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Hasina from India. In response to a question, he told the media, “We have sent a letter to the Ministry of External Affairs regarding her (Hasina) extradition. The process is still going on.”
Alam said that an extradition treaty already exists between Dhaka and New Delhi. Under this treaty, Hasina can be brought back to Bangladesh.
How did Hasina’s government go?
In fact, in Bangladesh, on June 5, the High Court had implemented 30% quota system in jobs, after which the students of universities in Dhaka started protesting. This reservation was being given to the families of freedom fighters. When this reservation was abolished, the students started demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Within no time the demonstration turned violent. On August 5, protesters entered the PM House. After which Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister and left Bangladesh and came to India. After this the army took command of the country. Later, an advisory government was formed under the leadership of Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus.
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What is the extradition agreement between India and Bangladesh?
There was an extradition agreement between India and Bangladesh in 2013. People of India’s North-East militant group were hiding in Bangladesh. The government wanted to stop them from taking refuge in Bangladesh. At the same time, people of Bangladesh’s banned organization Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen were hiding in India. Therefore, both the countries had made this agreement to deal with this problem. Under this agreement, both the countries can demand return of the fugitives taking shelter in each other’s places.
However, according to the agreement, India can refuse extradition of a person in politically related cases, but if serious cases like murder and kidnapping are registered against that person, then his extradition cannot be stopped.
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225 cases against Hasina
The Yunus government formed after the coup in Bangladesh has registered more than 225 cases against Sheikh Hasina ranging from murder, kidnapping to treason. The Bangladeshi government has warned that the statements made by Hasina while in India are spoiling the relations between the two countries. Therefore, he should be sent to Dhaka as per the extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh.
Hasina had called Yunus government fascist
Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina has called the head of the interim government in Bangladesh, Mohammad Yunus, a fascist. Hasina said that Mohammad Yunus is leading a fascist government. This government is anti-independence and supporter of fundamentalists. Sheikh Hasina said that anti-national forces captured power illegally and unconstitutionally through domestic and foreign conspiracies.
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