After conviction, Muhammad Yunus’s regime on Monday (November 17, 2025) urged the Indian government to hand over Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. Both were sentenced to death by Dhaka’s International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) for their alleged role in the crackdown against a student uprising last year.
Dhaka said New Delhi was obliged to do so under an extradition treaty. Hasina, who fled after violent student protests last year, has been in India since. In a letter, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry cited an extradition agreement between the two countries.
“It would be a grave act of unfriendly behaviour and a travesty of justice for any other country to grant asylum to these individuals convicted of crimes against humanity. We call on the Indian government to immediately hand over these two convicted individuals to the Bangladeshi authorities. This is also an obligation for India under the existing extradition treaty between the two countries,” the statement reads.
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MEA Reacts To Hasina’s Death Sentence
Reacting to Bangladesh’s recent verdict on Hasina, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “India has noted the verdict announced by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.”
“As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion, and stability in that country. We will always engage constructively with all stakeholders to that end,” the statement read.
Our statement regarding the recent verdict in Bangladesh⬇️
🔗 https://t.co/jAgre4dNMn pic.twitter.com/xSnshW6AzZ— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) November 17, 2025
Sheikh Hasina’s First Reaction After Death Sentence
Bangladesh’s ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday responded after being sentenced to death. She called the verdict against her by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal for ‘crimes against humanity’ biased and politically motivated. While denying all the charges, Hasina criticised the court for not giving the Awami League Party and herself a ‘fair chance to defend themselves’.
Hasina fiercely declared that she is not afraid to face accusers in a proper tribunal where the evidence can be ‘weighed and tested fairly.’ “For the record, I wholly deny the accusations that have been made against me in the ICT. I mourn all of the deaths that occurred in July and August of last year, on both sides of the political divide. But neither I nor other political leaders ordered the killing of protestors.”
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