Govt wants Sheikh Hasina back through legal procedure: Salahuddin

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government wants to bring back former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh through legal procedures and existing extradition mechanisms.

“We want Sheikh Hasina back through legal procedure. Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the existing extradition treaty, a formal request has been made for her return so that she can face the cases filed in Bangladesh,” he said. 

Speaking at a press briefing on the country’s law and order situation at the Home Ministry’s conference room in Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday, the minister said a formal request has already been sent through diplomatic channels for her return so that she can face legal proceedings in Bangladesh.

Responding to another question on India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the minister said those are entirely India’s internal matters.

“India’s CAA or Assam’s NRC are their own legal and administrative matters concerning their citizens. There is no scope for Bangladesh to comment on those issues,” he said.

However, the minister added that Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) remains on high alert along the border to prevent any kind of illegal infiltration or push-in.

He also said the government remains committed to maintaining law and order and ensuring justice through lawful and institutional processes.