Bangladesh sets extradition of Hasina, Hadi’s killers as conditions for Tarique Rahman’s India visit

The former prime minister’s ‘open media interactions’ ‘vitiated’ the possibility of Rahman’s visit, a Dhaka official said.

“Propitious environment needs to be created for the visit. To this end, we have requested the Indian authorities to expeditiously act on our request to extradite Sheikh Hasina and other fugitive criminals, and to hand over to Bangladesh the accused killers of Shaheed Sharif…

Sheikh Hasina faces the death penalty in Bangladesh after being convicted of crimes against humanity, and Dhaka has repeatedly requested her extradition.