New Delhi: Bangladesh diplomatic consultant, Tuhid HussainSaturday, if requested by the Ministry of the Interior or the Ministry of Law Sheikh Hasinaof Extradition Going forward, India will be obliged to meet their demands.
Hussain said that while he was not the right person to resolve the matter, such a request could create an uncomfortable situation for the Indian government.
“She (Sheikh Hasina) lives in Delhi, India… I am not the right person to answer this question. If there is a request from there (Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Justice), we must ask her to return to Bangladesh,” Tuhid said .
If there were requirements there, it would create an embarrassing situation for the Indian government, so I think the Indian government knows that and I believe they will deal with it,” he added.
Sheikh Hasina currently lives in India and has accused the United States of playing a role in her ouster. Regarding Bangladesh’s foreign policy, Hussain explained that their approach is to maintain positive relations with all countries while prioritizing its national interests.
Tuhid said: “Our policy is to maintain good relations with all countries while protecting our national interests. We are friendly to all countries and not enemies of any country and aim to establish balanced relations. Our first priority is to safeguard our interests.
Hussain also clarified that assuming provisional government Just focus on any particular direction as their aim is to maintain smooth and positive relations with all countries including India and China. He hinted that the country might hold a general election and insisted that its first goal was to ensure that the electoral process was fair and impartial and that there was no need to speculate at this time.
Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 after being forced to resign amid a massive student-led uprising, is eligible for a visa exemption under India’s visa policy for Bangladeshi citizens, The Daily Star reported. Entry and stay up to 45 days with a diplomatic or official passport.
Hasina faces 51 cases, 42 of which are murder, and extradition is governed by the extradition treaty signed by Bangladesh and India in 2013 and revised in 2016. It is a criminal act of a political nature. However, it also provides that certain crimes, such as murder, “shall not be considered crimes of a political nature” for the purposes of the treaty. According to the BSS report, one of the grounds for rejecting extradition is that the charges brought were not “motivated by justice and in good faith”.
Hussain said that while he was not the right person to resolve the matter, such a request could create an uncomfortable situation for the Indian government.
“She (Sheikh Hasina) lives in Delhi, India… I am not the right person to answer this question. If there is a request from there (Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Justice), we must ask her to return to Bangladesh,” Tuhid said .
If there were requirements there, it would create an embarrassing situation for the Indian government, so I think the Indian government knows that and I believe they will deal with it,” he added.
Sheikh Hasina currently lives in India and has accused the United States of playing a role in her ouster. Regarding Bangladesh’s foreign policy, Hussain explained that their approach is to maintain positive relations with all countries while prioritizing its national interests.
Tuhid said: “Our policy is to maintain good relations with all countries while protecting our national interests. We are friendly to all countries and not enemies of any country and aim to establish balanced relations. Our first priority is to safeguard our interests.
Hussain also clarified that assuming provisional government Just focus on any particular direction as their aim is to maintain smooth and positive relations with all countries including India and China. He hinted that the country might hold a general election and insisted that its first goal was to ensure that the electoral process was fair and impartial and that there was no need to speculate at this time.
Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 after being forced to resign amid a massive student-led uprising, is eligible for a visa exemption under India’s visa policy for Bangladeshi citizens, The Daily Star reported. Entry and stay up to 45 days with a diplomatic or official passport.
Hasina faces 51 cases, 42 of which are murder, and extradition is governed by the extradition treaty signed by Bangladesh and India in 2013 and revised in 2016. It is a criminal act of a political nature. However, it also provides that certain crimes, such as murder, “shall not be considered crimes of a political nature” for the purposes of the treaty. According to the BSS report, one of the grounds for rejecting extradition is that the charges brought were not “motivated by justice and in good faith”.
