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The chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal said Tuesday that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is ineligible for a passport under Bangladeshi law and would have to return from India through extradition. Hasina, whom the tribunal sentenced to death in absentia last year, has said she plans to return in December to surrender in court.
Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam cited the Bangladesh Passport Order of 1973, which restricts passport issuance to people with certain criminal convictions. His comments followed a Monday request by Hasina’s lawyers for a new passport and national identity card. In a letter reviewed by the Associated Press, her lawyers cited her Bangladeshi citizenship and the country’s obligations under international human rights instruments.
Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Tuesday that the extradition request would be handled through the legal process. He referred questions about Hasina’s passport and national identity card to Bangladesh’s diplomatic mission in New Delhi.
Bangladesh had already asked India to extradite Hasina before her lawyers requested the travel documents. Under the countries’ 2013 extradition treaty, each country agrees, subject to the treaty’s conditions and exceptions, to surrender people sought for prosecution or to serve a sentence for an extraditable offense.
Hasina fled to India in August 2024 after a student-led uprising ended her 15 years in power. A UN investigation estimated that as many as 1,400 people were killed during the July and August unrest. The tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes against humanity and sentenced her to death on November 17, 2025. Hasina denies the charges.
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Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam cited the Bangladesh Passport Order of 1973, which restricts passport issuance to people with certain criminal convictions. His comments followed a Monday request by Hasina’s lawyers for a new passport and national identity card. In a letter reviewed by the Associated Press, her lawyers cited her Bangladeshi citizenship and the country’s obligations under international human rights instruments.
Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Tuesday that the extradition request would be handled through the legal process. He referred questions about Hasina’s passport and national identity card to Bangladesh’s diplomatic mission in New Delhi.
Bangladesh had already asked India to extradite Hasina before her lawyers requested the travel documents. Under the countries’ 2013 extradition treaty, each country agrees, subject to the treaty’s conditions and exceptions, to surrender people sought for prosecution or to serve a sentence for an extraditable offense.
Hasina fled to India in August 2024 after a student-led uprising ended her 15 years in power. A UN investigation estimated that as many as 1,400 people were killed during the July and August unrest. The tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes against humanity and sentenced her to death on November 17, 2025. Hasina denies the charges.
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