Bangladesh tells India it wants former PM Hasina back for trial

Note verbale sent to inform Delhi that fugitive must face 'judicial process'

20241223 Bangladesh's former PM Hasina and India's PM Modi

Happier times in June: Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's escape to New Delhi in August has caused a diplomatic headache for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. © Reuters

DHAKA (Reuters) -- Bangladesh has told neighbour India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August, back in the country for "judicial process," the acting head of the country's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Ties between the South Asian neighbours, who have strong trade and cultural links, have become fraught since Hasina was ousted following violent protests against her rule and she took refuge across the border.

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