Will India extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh before 20 June 2026?
Started
Nov 21, 2025 06:00PM UTC
Closing Jun 20, 2026 07:01AM UTC
Closing Jun 20, 2026 07:01AM UTC
Challenges
After the former prime minister was sentenced to death in absentia for crime against humanity, the interim government of Bangladesh has renewed demands that India extradite Sheikh Hasina (Al Jazeera, Yahoo [Telegraph], Economic Times). Hasina resigned and fled to India amid widespread protests in July and August 2024 (BBC, AP). Hasina must be in Bangladeshi custody in Bangladesh to count, and extradition from a country other than India will not count.
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