Bangladesh on Monday formally requested India to hand over deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, hours after a Dhaka tribunal sentenced her to death for crimes against humanity during last year's anti-government protests. The government said New Delhi was "obligated" to comply under the bilateral extradition treaty.

Hasina, who fled Dhaka during the student-led uprising in 2024, has been in India since August last year. In a statement, Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the verdict by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) had found her guilty of crimes against humanity, holding her responsible for ordering lethal force against demonstrators. Advertisement

"The Government of India must immediately hand over these two convicted individuals to the Bangladesh authorities," the

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