No question of emotion over Sheikh Hasina’s return, we will apply the law: Law minister
What happened
Bangladesh's Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said on Sunday that the government is pursuing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's return from India strictly by legal process, without emotion.
He called her a convicted criminal, citing the verdict of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, according to Prothom Alo.
Dhaka has asked India to hand her over under an agreement between the two countries, and the minister said the decision now rests with the Indian government.
India has acknowledged the requests but announced no decision, and its foreign ministry says they are being examined, The Hindu reported.
Hasina fled to India in August 2024; the tribunal sentenced her to death in absentia in November 2025 over the crackdown on the uprising.
Exiled Awami League members told the Guardian that Hasina is confident she will return in December and has applied for a new passport.
“To me, she is a criminal. She is a convicted criminal under a verdict by our tribunal—that is her identity to us.”
Prothom Alo
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- 2026-11-08 06:56 UTCProthom Alo · en.prothomalo.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 09:23 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 06:48 UTCStraits Times same text as The Hindu · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 08:00 UTCKathmandu Post · kathmandupost.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 08:35 UTCArab News same text as The Hindu · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 09:01 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 09:46 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-11 12:39 UTCSCMP · scmp.com ↗
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