India received a note verbale from Bangladesh in connection with an extradition request for Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime minister of India's neighbouring country where a caretaker government is in charge,

Bangladesh's interim government on Monday said it has sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi seeking the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, a move that may further strain the

Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said Monday.

DHAKA: 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 (Dec 23).

We have sent a letter to the foreign ministry regarding her extradition. The process is currently underway,” Bangladesh Home Advisor Jahangir Alam told reporters.

Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.

Hasina has been living in exile in India since August 5 after she was forced to quit and flee the country following massive anti-government protests.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has received a note verbale from Bangladesh interim government seeking extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who took refuge in India in August.

Bangladesh’s de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain said Sheikh Hasina could be brought back to Dhaka under the extradition pact with India