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'No deadline for Sheikh Hasina's return', says Indian high commissioner in Bangladesh

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Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, stated during a discussion organized by a Dhaka-based think tank that there is no deadline for Sheikh Hasina’s return from India due to ongoing legal examination of Bangladesh’s extradition request. Trivedi also clarified that India had no role in facilitating Hasina's extraction and emphasized the “tragic circumstances” surrounding her asylum in India. The diplomatic tensions between India and Bangladesh have persisted since Hasina sought refuge, complicating bilateral relations despite recent efforts towards normalization.
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On Saturday, the Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, stated during a discussion in Dhaka that New Delhi cannot provide a deadline for the return of ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who sought asylum in India after her government collapsed in August 2024. The legal process for extradition is ongoing and involves courts, leaving no timeframe for her return at present. Trivedi clarified that India had no role in Hasina’s extraction from Bangladesh; she was escorted by a Bangladeshi military detachment and brought to India via a Bangladeshi aircraft while still serving as prime minister.

The next day, the state minister for foreign affairs of Bangladesh, Shama Obaed Islam, expressed hope that India would expedite Hasina's extradition process, emphasizing that political will is essential alongside legal procedures. Islam highlighted that both countries must exhibit the necessary political commitment to bring this matter to a conclusion.

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Bangladesh Dhaka India NEW DELHI PTI

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Hasina PERSON · 11× Bangladesh GPE · 8× India GPE · 8× Trivedi PERSON · 6× NEW DELHI GPE · 4× Dhaka GPE · 3× Rahman PERSON · 3× Bangladeshi NORP · 2× PTI ORG · 2× Indian NORP · 1×

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Share your thoughts in the comments Insightful Agree Disagree Skeptical Concerning Promising Worth Reading Big Development Post Comment Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Rahman had declined the invitation to attend the BRICS outreach summit, while a separate bilateral invitation has been on hold since February.
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🔮 The Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh on Saturday said Dhaka’s extradition request for ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was being legally examined, so New Delhi could not state a deadline for her return.

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The Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh on Saturday said Dhaka’s extradition request for ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was being legally examined, so New Delhi could not state a deadline for her return. uncertain
Delhi → say → return
“Nobody can give you a timeframe (over Hasina’s return),” High commissioner Dinesh Trivedi remarked during a discussion organised by a Dhaka-based think tank. asserted
Trivedi → give → tank
PTI reported. asserted
PTI → report → ?
“Again and again, the government of India has replied to this that there is a process, and the process is legal, and it is well structured,” Trivedi added. asserted
Trivedi → reply → this
Hasina sought asylum in India after a massive anti-establishment agitation led to the collapse of her government in August 2024. asserted
agitation → seek → August
Trivedi said New Delhi had no role in Hasina’s extraction. asserted
Delhi → say → extraction
She was escorted by a Bangladeshi military detachment from her residence and brought to India through a Bangladeshi aircraft. asserted
She → escort → aircraft
We had hardly any choice on that”, Trivedi said. asserted
Trivedi → have → that
Trivedi alleged the situation emerged because of “tragic circumstances” in Bangladesh, adding that such circumstances should never be repeated anywhere in the world. “What was our choice?” Trivedi asked, pointing at the uncertainty of the potential situation, had India denied entry to Hasina’s aircraft. asserted
India → allege → aircraft
Strained ties India-Bangladesh ties severely deteriorated after Hasina sought asylum in Delhi. asserted
Hasina → deteriorate → Delhi
Hasina was replaced by an interim government led by Mohammad Yunus, which repeatedly called for her extraction from India. asserted
which → replace → India
During that 18-month interim rule, Hasina was tried in absentia by a special tribunal and sentenced to death; her Awami League party was also disbanded. asserted
party → try → death
Following the February 12 elections, Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) came to power. asserted
Party → follow → power
Its government endorsed the ban on Hasina's party and repeatedly renewed the demand for her extradition. asserted
government → endorse → extradition
However, relations never fully recovered despite a new government in Bangladesh. asserted
relations → recover → Bangladesh
They were strained further when Hasina addressed a virtual press conference from New Delhi on 5 August 2026, the second anniversary of her removal from power. asserted
Hasina → strain → power
Bangladesh's foreign ministry had earlier said that the atmosphere for Rahman's visit had been "vitiated" by Hasina's virtual press interaction. asserted
atmosphere → say → interaction
India has maintained that it had no role in the media event and that it does not endorse anything said at the forum about the Bangladesh government. asserted
it → maintain → government
Share your thoughts in the comments Insightful Agree Disagree Skeptical Concerning Promising Worth Reading Big Development Post Comment Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Rahman had declined the invitation to attend the BRICS outreach summit, while a separate bilateral invitation has been on hold since February. asserted
invitation → share → February
Despite the downturn in bilateral relations, Bangladesh's state minister for foreign affairs, Humaiun Kobir, said after meeting Trivedi on Tuesday that Dhaka was "positive" about progress in discussions on Rahman's proposed visit to India; PTI reported that no date has been fixed yet. asserted
date → say → India
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