Bangladesh has requested the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, following her flight to New Delhi in August amid widespread student-led protests that resulted in her ousting after 15 years in power.

Ties between Bangladesh and India have become fraught since the ousted prime minister took refuge across the border. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power.

“We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process,” said Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain.

Bangladesh has requested India's assistance in returning its former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, for a judicial process. The move comes amid tense relations between the countries following Hasina's ousting and subsequent refuge in India.

India confirms receiving 'note verbale' from Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, refrains from commenting on it

The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has demanded that India send Hasina back so that Bangladesh can try her for what it says are crimes against protestors and her opponents, and crimes she is accused of committing during her tenure over the past 15 years.

Bangladesh's interim government has asked neighbouring India to extradite fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The request was sent to the Indian government in the form of a verbal note, The Daily Star newspaper and other local media reported on Monday,