BSS:

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today expressed “hope” that India will expedite the extradition process of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled on August 5 in 2024, following student-people uprising.

He came up with his hope when Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi called on him at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division Office at the Bangladesh Secretariat here, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Shadhin.

He said the Prime Minister welcomed the Indian high commissioner at the outset of the meeting, while Trivedi shared his experiences serving in Dhaka over the past two months.

The deputy press secretary said important bilateral issues between Bangladesh and India were discussed at the meeting.

Bangladesh expressed its expectation that India would expedite the process of extraditing Sheikh Hasina, he said.

Bangladesh also reiterated its request to India to return the killers involved in the murder of Shaheed Osman Hadi, Shahadat said.

The Prime Minister stressed the need to create an appropriate environment to further advance bilateral relations between the two countries, he added.

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman, Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir and concerned officials were present.