Muhammad Yunus is being accused of trying to force elections by banning Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League which is Bangladesh’s largest political party. (IMAGE: REUTERS)

The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh has sent an “official letter" to New Delhi seeking the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, days after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) sentenced her to death.

Bangladesh has now sent three letters to India asking for Hasina’s return after she fled Dhaka when Islamists hijacked student-led quota reform agitations, which later turned violent.

According to Prothom Alo, a prominent Bangladeshi news portal, Dhaka had already dispatched two letters to India in December 2024, urging New Delhi to send Hasina back to face trial for her alleged crimes.

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