Bangladesh eyes ex-PM Hasina's extradition from India

Murder and kidnapping cases filed against deposed leader in local courts

India's Narendra Modi speaks with then-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on June 22. Hasina was later ousted and fled to India. © Reuters

FAISAL MAHMUD, Contributing writer

August 16, 2024 14:50 JST

DHAKA -- Bangladesh may seek the extradition of its ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who fled to neighboring India after she was toppled by a student-led uprising.

The dramatic fall of Hasina's government has strained ties with New Delhi as a new caretaker administration in Dhaka --- led by Nobel Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus -- slammed comments the 76-year-old former leader made this week from her refuge.