Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India. India has received the ‘Note Verbale’

DHAKA, Bangladesh —  has sent a formal letter to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said.

The move likely to further complicate the already frosty Dhaka-New Delhi relationship.

Touhid Hossain, foreign affairs adviser to Muhammad Yunus, told media that a ‘note verbale,’ a formal diplomatic letter, has been sent to India.

“We have clearly informed India of our position. We have conveyed that we want her (Hasina) back for (the) judicial process,” he was quoted in the Bangladeshi media.

India External affairs ministry spokesperson confirmed the receipt of a note verbale “in connection with an extradition request.” He refused to comment further.

Hasina, a five-time Prime Minister, arrived in India on August 5 after weeks of violent protests against her government and has been staying at an undisclosed location, possibly near Delhi. India says that Hasina “made a request” to come to India “at very short notice.”

The Yunus regime has been demanding that India send Hasina back so she can be tried for crimes allegedly committed during the protests and for alleged misdeeds during stint in power.

Bangladesh’s ‘note verbale’ comes a fortnight after India foreign secretary Vikram Misri visited Bangladesh.