Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

(24 Dec 2024)
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Dhaka - 24 December 2024
1. Various of city street with graffiti of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of Sheikh Hasina

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Dhaka - 23 December 2024
2. Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury awarding medals to Border Guard Bangladesh officials on Border Guard Day
3. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Lt. Gen. (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Home Affairs Adviser:
"We have already sent the letter to India for her extradition. The process of her extradition is currently under progress. (Reporter off-camera asking about the process of her extradition). We have an extradition treaty with India, and her (Sheikh Hasina's) extradition will follow according to the due process of the treaty."

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Dhaka - 24 December 2024
4. Various of graffiti of Sheikh Hasina on the wall
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kawsar Hamid, student at Dhaka University:
"India should send back Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh because there is a extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India, and Sheikh Hasina herself made this treaty."
6. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Yamin Farabee Chowdhury, Dhaka resident:
"Sheikh Hasina should be brought back to the country and brought under trial because as long as she remains abroad, she will continue to try to destabilise our country through her party. If she is brought back and kept within our country's legal system, she will no longer be able to attempt such actions."
7. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Mohammad Sohel, rickshaw puller:
"Even if it requires collaboration with India, she (Sheikh Hasina) must be brought back and put on trial. She killed so many people, caused the downfall of the country, sold Bangladesh out to India, and orchestrated many conspiracies. But we, the people, demand that she be brought back and tried, and justice be served for the killings."
8. People walking around the Shahid Minar (Martyrs' Monument)
9. Flag sellers holding flags
STORYLINE:
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.

India’s Foreign Ministry said it had received Bangladesh’s request but didn't immediately provide details.

Hasina fled to India after being ousted in a mass uprising in July and August in which authorities say hundreds of people were killed and thousands more injured.

She faces many court cases over the deaths, including some on charges of crimes against humanity.

People on the streets of Dhaka shared their thoughts on the development on Tuesday.

"India should send back Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh," Dhaka University student Kawsar Hamid said.

Dhaka resident Yamin Farabee Chowdhury echoed a similar sentiment.

"Sheikh Hasina should be brought back to the country and brought under trial because as long as she remains abroad, she will continue to try to destabilise our country," Chowdhury said.

Hasina's son, in a statement posted on his Facebook page, criticised the move hours after Monday's request by the interim government, questioning the process and credibility of a tribunal that is dealing with the charges against her.

The Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and her close aides, and the government has sought help from the international police organisation Interpol for her arrest.



Hasina also called for investigation, saying many deaths may have involved others beyond security agencies.

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