India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said India will deal with the government of the day in Bangladesh through diplomatic channels regarding extradition of recently ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
"There has been a change in government in Bangladesh. We deal with the government of the day. How we deal with that is through diplomatic channels, not by reports in the press," Jaishankar said.
He made these remarks during a joint press conference in Berlin, German on Tuesday while replying a question from the media.
Hasina fled to India from Bangladesh on 5 August after the student movement turned into a national protest against the leader. She has been in India ever since even as calls for extraditions grow.
Earlier on 8 September, newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Advocate Md Tajul Islam told the media in a press briefing after becoming ICT chief prosecutor, "As she [Sheikh Hasina] is considered to be the main perpetrator and she has fled the country. We would initiate the legal process to bring her back. The extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India was signed in 2013, during the tenure of her government."
Hasina fled to India from Bangladesh on 5 August after the student movement turned into a national protest against the leader.
She was forced to step down from her position and flee the country in a military helicopter. She has been in India ever since even as calls for extraditions grow.
The approval for the ex-PM to enter India after she fled Bangladesh last month had been granted at short notice, according to officials at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
