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The interim government of Bangladesh has said that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to return former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. 77-year-old Hasina's 16-year-long rule ended after student-led protests erupted last July and August. Hasina has been living in exile in India since August 5.
The International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and various ministers, advisors, military officers during her tenure in the case of 'crimes against humanity and genocide'.
'We have sent a diplomatic message to the Government of India . "Bangladesh wants to return Hasina here for the judicial process," Foreign Minister Tawhid Hussain told reporters. Earlier, Home Minister Jahangir Alam said that his office had sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate the extradition of the ousted Prime Minister from India.
We have sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his extradition. Now the process is going on," he said. Alam said that Hasina can be returned to Bangladesh under the extradition treaty between Dhaka and New Delhi.
Last month, on the occasion of the completion of 100 days of the interim government, while addressing the nation, the chief adviser of the Bangladesh government, Muhammad Yunus, said that he would seek Hasina's extradition. 'We must ensure justice in every murder. We will also ask India to send back autocratic Sheikh Hasina, he said .
Yunus, who assumed office on August 8, claimed that during the protest against the Hasina government, about 1,500 people, including students and workers, were killed and 19,931 people were injured.
Last October, Law Minister Asif Nazrul said that if India tries to refuse Hasina's extradition citing any provision of the treaty, Bangladesh will strongly oppose it.
In an interview in September, senior adviser Yunus said Hasina's political comments from India were an 'unfriendly gesture'. He said that India should be serious not to create a situation that would cause inconvenience to both countries unless Dhaka requests for Hasina's extradition.
Last week, Hasina accused the Yunus-led interim government of committing 'genocide' in Bangladesh and failing to protect minorities, including Hindus.
