New Delhi: The interim government of Bangladesh has urged India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-Home Minister Asaduzzaman Kamal, who were sentenced to death by a court for allegedly ordering the killing of protesters during the July students’ movement, according to reports from Dhaka.

While briefing on the details of Monday’s proceedings, legal advisor to the interim government, Asif Nazrul, told the media that his administration will send another letter to India for the extradition of Sheikh Hasina to this country.

However, “Section 31 of the Extradition Act, 1962, read with Articles 1, 6, and 8 of the India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty (2013, amended 2016), provides India with substantial legal grounds to decline Bangladesh’s extradition request,” said Aaditya

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