India reacts to Bangladesh’s request to extradite ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

Earlier, Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the July uprising last year.

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MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We will continue to engage constructively in this regard with all the stakeholders." (File photo)

The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said India was examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Addressing the media, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Yes, we have received that request, and the request is being examined. We remain committed to the people of Bangladesh. We will continue to engage constructively in this regard with all the stakeholders.”

Earlier this month, Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the July uprising last year. According to the judgment, the 78-year-old ousted leader, who is now in India, was handed the death penalty over the shooting and killing of six unarmed protesters in Dhaka’s Chankharpul on August 5 last year.

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Hasina had said the verdict announced against her was “biased and politically motivated”.

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On Wednesday, Jaiswal also reacted to Pakistan’s comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting a flag at the Ayodhya temple. He said, “We have seen the reported remarks and reject them with the contempt they deserve. As a country with a deeply stained record of bigotry, repression, and systemic mistreatment of its minorities, Pakistan has no moral standing to lecture others. Rather than delivering hypocritical homilies, Pakistan would do better to turn its gaze inwards and focus on its own abysmal human rights record.”

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