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India desires 'positive, forward-looking ties' with Bangladesh; says extradition of Hasina is a legal matter

New Delhi/Dhaka, Nov 13 (UNI) India on Friday reiterated that it desires a “positive, constructive and forward-looking” relationship with Bangladesh but declined to comment on a BBC Bangla report claiming that New Delhi had set two conditions for facilitating former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s possible return to Bangladesh in December this year.
India also referred to the matter of Hasina’s extradition as a legal issue.
“When I talked about the legal matter, it is about the extradition part of it. Extradition is a legal matter, and it will be dealt with accordingly. To the other part of your question, I have no comment to offer,” Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a media briefing in New Delhi on Friday.
Jaiswal declined to comment on the BBC Bangla report suggesting that New Delhi wants Dhaka to send a military aircraft to bring Hasina back, or that India has sought reassurances that she should be given an opportunity to present her case and receive a fair trial.
On the postponement of the bilateral consular dialogue, the spokesperson said that the next round of India-Bangladesh consular dialogue would take place at a mutually convenient date and would include discussions on revised travel arrangements.
Reiterating that “India desires a positive, constructive and forward-looking relationship with Bangladesh”, Jaiswal said New Delhi remained willing to discuss all outstanding issues through established bilateral mechanisms, including at the technical level.
He added that meetings had already taken place under existing frameworks on trade, railways, water resources and water management.
"India remains ready to discuss all matters or all bilateral issues with Bangladesh through these existing mechanisms, including at the technical level. So, the consular dialogue will be held at a mutually convenient date,” he said.
The two sides were slated to hold the fifth consular dialogue in Dhaka later this month (around November 17-18), but it has been postponed.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh's ruling BNP has insisted that Hasina must be brought back through the extradition treaty between the two countries rather than being allowed to return through ordinary travel arrangements.
Hasina, who has been living in exile in India since she fled Dhaka on August 5, 2024, applied for a new Bangladeshi passport and National Identity Card (NID) on November 9, through her London-based legal representatives to the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.
BNP acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said there was no scope for treating Hasina's return as a routine homecoming, given the criminal cases and convictions against her.
“Many people have been killed, and numerous cases have been filed against Sheikh Hasina,” Rizvi alleged, adding that she had also been convicted and sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
He said extradition was the only option available to Bangladesh and that Hasina should face the ongoing judicial proceedings and serve any sentences imposed by the courts.
Earlier, Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed had said that Hasina's banned Awami League party would never regain political power, comparing it to the Nazi Party in Germany and what happened to it after the World War II.
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