On Tuesday (20th August), Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asked India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial, accusing her of trying to derail the student-led ‘revolution’ in Bangladesh.
“It is our call to you that you should hand her over to the government of Bangladesh in a legal way. The people of this country have given the decision for her trial. Let her face that trial,” Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.
The BNP leader claimed that India’s provision of shelter to Sheikh Hasina violates its commitment to democracy. According to Fakhrul, ‘fascist’ deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country due to the student-led ‘revolution’.
It is unfortunate that our neighbouring country has sheltered her. Staying there, Hasina has started a conspiracy to foil the victory of Bangladesh,” the BNP leader said adding that the people of Bangladesh don’t consider her offences as minor.
This comes days after, the Bangladesh Interim government said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s stay in New Delhi will not affect their bilateral relations with India. During a press briefing, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said, “The bilateral relationship between the two countries is not influenced by the presence of one individual in a country. Bilateral relations are a significant matter, involving mutual interests from both sides—India has its interests, and Bangladesh has its interests.”
