India yet to respond to Hasina extradition request: Touhid

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said Bangladesh sought extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as per legal procedures and a court order but has not received any reply from the Indian authorities, reports UNB.

"We have followed our legal procedures and we have requested them to return her as per the court order. Let them look into it. They have not yet responded. It is up to them to consider the matter from their side," he said while responding to a question at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital on Tuesday.

Bangladesh sent a diplomatic note (note verbale) to India in December last year, along with a set of supporting documents, formally requesting the extradition of Sheikh Hasina.

Explaining Hasina's presence in India and its impacts on bilateral relations, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri recently said this is a 'judicial legal process' and it requires 'engagement and consultations' between the two governments.

"We are examining these issues. We look forward to working together with Bangladesh authorities on these issues," he said while responding to a question during an interaction with the members of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Beyond that, the Indian Foreign Secretary said, he does not think it would be constructive to say anything further at this point.

Hasina fled Bangladesh to India on August 5 last year in the face of massive student-led protests. Bangladesh is waiting for a response from New Delhi.