Bangladesh says all legal formalities complete for Sheikh Hasina’s return, awaits India’s decision

Bangladesh has completed the legal procedures required to secure the return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, and the final decision on extradition rests with New Delhi, Dhaka Tribune quoted the Law Minister Mohammad Asaduzzaman as saying on Saturday.

“We have completed everything required from our side as part of the legal process,” Prothom Alo quoted him as saying. “What they [India] will do is up to them.”

Hasina was sentenced to death by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal in November 2025 for crimes against humanity in connection with a deadly crackdown on protesters in 2024. She fled led to India in August 2024 after having been in power for 16 years. Her ouster came after several weeks of widespread student-led protests against her Awami League government.

The law minister said that Hasina would not be allowed to appeal against her death sentence under legal provisions.

Referring to the country’s 1973 International Crimes Tribunals Act, the minister said that as per Article 479(3), a person accused or convicted of crimes against humanity cannot claim fundamental rights.

When asked if Bangladesh had held discussions with New Delhi about sending Hasina to a third country, he said, “[The Indian government] will be able to answer that,” Prothom Alo reported.

Asaduzzaman’s comments came days after the Bangladesh’s Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal,...

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