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Bangladesh's interim authorities has sent an "official letter" to India seeking the extradition of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina aft a peculiar tribunal sentenced her to death, a elder advisor said connected Sunday.
"The missive was sent the time earlier yesterday," Foreign Affairs Adviser Mohammed Touhid Hossain was quoted arsenic saying by the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha quality agency.
He, however, did not supply further details.
Citing an authoritative root astatine the Foreign Ministry, the bureau said that the enactment verbal (official diplomatic letter) was sent done the Bangladesh High Commission successful New Delhi.
On Nov 17, the International Crimes Tribunal-Bangladesh sentenced 78-year-old Ms. Hasina to decease on with past Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal connected charges of committing “crimes against humanity” aft their proceedings successful absentia. Ms. Hasina is presently successful India. Mr. Kamal is believed to beryllium hiding successful India.
Ms. Hasina’s Awami League authorities was toppled successful a student-led convulsive protestation termed arsenic the ‘July Uprising’ connected August 5 past year.
Three days later, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus flew from Paris astatine the telephone of the protesting students to presume the complaint of the interim authorities arsenic its main adviser.
Ms. Hasina and 2 others were accused of adopting brutal means to tame the protestors, portion a UN rights bureau study said astir 1,400 radical were killed betwixt July 15 and August 15 past year.
The interim authorities successful December past twelvemonth sent a diplomatic enactment verbal seeking Hasina’s extradition. India conscionable acknowledged its receipt with nary further comment.
After the verdict against Ms. Hasina, the External Affairs Ministry issued a connection saying “India has noted the verdict..."
“As a adjacent neighbour, India remains committed to the champion interests of the radical of Bangladesh, including successful peace, democracy, inclusion and stableness successful that country. We volition ever prosecute constructively with each stakeholders to that end,” the connection said.
