Bangladesh will seek extradition of Sheikh Hasina from India, says Muhammad Yunus
File images of Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photograph:( Reuters )
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Sheikh Hasina has been accused by Bangladesh's interim government of giving orders for the brutal suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, resulting in more than 700 deaths during the protests in July and August
Sheikh Hasina has been accused by Bangladesh's interim government of giving orders for the brutal suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, resulting in more than 700 deaths during the protests in July and August
Bangladesh Chief Adviser and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus said that the country will soon seek former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India where she has been living since her Awami League government was ousted in August 2024.
Yunus, who is the leader of the Bangladesh interim government, issued a statement in a televised speech on Sunday (Nov. 17) which marked the 100th day of his administration.
"We will ensure justice for every killing during the July-August revolution. Efforts to prosecute those responsible are progressing well, and we will demand Hasina’s return from India to hold her accountable," Yunus said.
The leader said that the interim government would conduct a trial of those responsible for the death of students during the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement which ended Hasina's 15-year rule.
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In one of the most violent unrest in the history of Bangladesh, more than 600 people were reported killed from mid-July till August.
The remarks of Yunus came a week after his interim government stated that it would seek the assistance of Interpol in repatriating the former prime minister from India as well as other 'fugitives' for trial.
How Sheikh Hasina was toppled from PM's throne in Bangladesh?
On August 5, Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime was toppled in the middle of a mass uprising which started from the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement's quota reform campaign.
After three days, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the office of the interim government's Chief Adviser.
The student-led protests soon turned into a nationwide uprising, because of which Hasina was compelled to flee the country in secrecy and sought refuge in neighbourhing India.
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As per the interim government, at least 753 people died and more than thousands were injured in the protests, which were termed "crimes against humanity and genocide".
More than 60 cases of genocide and crime against humanity were registered against Shiekh Hasina and other party leaders.
"A Red Notice will be issued through Interpol very soon. No matter where in the world these fugitive fascists are hiding, they will be brought back and held accountable in court," said Bangladesh Law Affairs adviser Asif Nazrul last week.
(With inputs from agencies)
