New Delhi: India on Tuesday said Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being examined under established procedures. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made it clear that there has been no change in New Delhi’s position on the matter.
Hadi’s case is a legal matter in which investigations are going on. “Our High Commissioner met with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh yesterday (August 10), and they discussed matters of mutual interest.
As far as the extradition matter is concerned, our position has been very clear that we are looking into the case as per established processes that we have on our side,” he said.
His comments came a day after Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka. Indian media has identified these two individuals as suspects in the Shahid Sharif Osman Bin Hadi murder case. Immediately after this news was published, the Deputy High Commission established the necessary contact with the Indian authorities in Kolkata and requested the Government of India to provide consular access. The meeting between Trivedi and Rahman also covered broader bilateral ties.
In a statement, the Bangladesh mission said, “The Kolkata Police informed this Deputy High Commission in a message that two Bangladeshi citizens named Faisal Karim Masud (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34) have been arrested.
The meeting covered several issues involving the two countries, including Hasina’s extradition and the return of those accused in Hadi’s killing, according to Bangladeshi media reports. After the meeting, a statement issued by the Rahman government’s PM’s Press Wing said, “Bangladesh hopes that India will expedite the process of extraditing Sheikh Hasina. The Indian High Commissioner described his first interaction with the Bangladeshi prime minister as “fruitful”, according to local media reports. The Indian High Commission later said on X that Trivedi conveyed India’s intention to work with the Bangladeshi government and people in a “positive, constructive and forward-looking manner”. “They exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and discussed avenues for further strengthening bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh with a people-centric approach,” the post said.
