The foreign ministry will continue to send reminders to Indian government for extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a spokesperson of the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Responding to a question during a press briefing, Mohammad Rafiqul Alam, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, the government had sent a note verbale to Indian government for extraditing Sheikh Hasina, but it had not received any official response from New Delhi.
"If the Indian government does not respond to the note verbale within a certain period, we will send a reminder letter to them" he said, adding that the process will continue.
Informing that they have received the note verbale from the Bangladesh High Commission located in India, Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson of the country's Ministry of External Affairs said, "At this time, we have no comment to offer on this matter."
Bangladesh and India signed an extradition treaty in 2013, which was later amended in 2016, providing a legal framework for such requests.
On Monday, Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain told the media that Bangladesh had requested India to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is wanted by a tribunal, which would initiate a trial for her on charges of crime against humanity during her 15 years rule.
He also mentioned that they had made the request to extradite Sheikh Hasina through the note verbale.
The former prime minister, who fled to Delhi in the face of massive upsurge against her "autocratic" rule, is also facing charges for corruption.
A warrant for her arrest has been issued at the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka.
Earlier, Home Adviser Jahangir Alam said the government had written to the foreign ministry to facilitate the return of the ousted prime minister from her refuge in India.
Sheikh Hasina is accused of over 100 cases and faces a wide range of charges.
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