Overview
- Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi told a Dhaka forum on Saturday, October 3 that New Delhi cannot give a timeframe because the extradition matter is under legal examination involving the courts.
- New Delhi says the request is being handled under the 2013 bilateral extradition framework and that judicial review and legal steps are in progress.
- Trivedi rejected claims that the Indian military brought Hasina to India, saying she was flown to New Delhi on a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft during the chaotic August 5, 2024 evacuation.
- The dispute over Hasina, who has been living in India and has publicly said she plans to return by December, remains a major irritant that has complicated Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to New Delhi.
- Bangladesh’s in‑absentia death sentences for Hasina and colleagues and differing casualty counts from the 2024 crackdown shape political pressure in Dhaka and could affect trade, regional meetings, and bilateral cooperation if the legal process protracts.