The government of Bangladesh has written a letter to India seeking the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , after she was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), AFP reported.

In a statement on 23 November, Bangladesh 's government said it has asked India to extradite the 78-year-old leader who fled the country and has been in hiding in India since her autocratic rule was overthrown in August 2024.

‘Sent letter seeking extradition’

Touhid Hossain, who holds the foreign affairs portfolio in Bangladesh's interim administration, told reporters that on Friday “we sent a letter seeking the extradition of Sheikh Hasina.”

He did not elaborate on the contents of the letter, which according to Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo

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