Bangladesh PM urges India to expedite Hasina extradition

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged India to expedite the extradition of ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi on Monday, August 10, 2026. The meeting, which took place in Dhaka, marked the first formal engagement between the two officials since Trivedi assumed his post and came amid heightened tensions over Hasina's continued presence and recent political statements from India.

The discussion occurred five days after Hasina, who has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh on August 5, 2024, addressed the media via audio link from New Delhi. On August 5, she stated her intention to return to Bangladesh, possibly in December. The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry reacted sharply to the event, expressing outrage that Hasina was permitted to engage with the media and launch "venomous vitriol" against the state. India distanced itself from the remarks, stating it had no role in organizing the event and did not endorse the statements.

According to a statement from the Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office, Rahman "expressed the hope that India would expedite the process of extraditing Sheikh Hasina." The...