Bangladesh news

  India Reviewing Bangladesh's Request to Extradite Sheikh Hasina Indian authorities are examining Bangladesh's request to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in India since being removed from office during the student-led mass uprising in August 2024. According to a report by the Times of India , the Indian government informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs that the extradition request is currently under review by the relevant authorities. The committee's report, presented to the Lok Sabha on Thursday, outlined the government's response to recommendations contained in its ninth report on the future of India-Bangladesh relations. The committee is chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The report noted that the committee had sought an update after Bangladesh formally requested Sheikh Hasina's extradition following her conviction and death sentence in absentia. Sheikh Hasina fled to India after being ousted from...