Dhaka would continue to wait for New Delhi鈥檚 response to its request for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina who fled to India for shelter on August 5, 2024 amid a student-led mass uprising.
鈥榃e have sent all necessary documents with the letter requesting the Indian government to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, but have not yet received any response from New Delhi,鈥� foreign ministry spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam told the weekly media briefing at the foreign ministry on Thursday.
Responding to a query, he said that they would continue to wait for India鈥檚 response in this regard.
Asked whether they would give a reminder, Rafiqul, also director general of the public diplomacy wing, said it depended on the decision of the political leadership.
鈥楢 reminder will be given when the political leadership thinks it is the right time,鈥� he said adding that the extradition was a diplomatic process as well as a political decision as there was an extradition treaty between the two neighbouring countries.
Earlier in December, he said that Dhaka would wait for a reasonable time for New Delhi鈥檚 response.
On December 23, 2024, the foreign ministry sent a note verbale to its Indian counterpart, requesting the extradition of Sheikh Hasina who is facing an International Crimes Tribunal warrant for her arrest on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the July-August mass uprising along with scores of murder cases.
Amid rising demands for extradition of the ousted prime minister for trial, the foreign ministry requested its Indian counterpart to send her back.
Hasina, also the Awami League president, has been staying in India since the mass uprising ousting her 15-year autocratic regime on August 5, leading to the formation of the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus on August 8.
