Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over Sheikh Hasina’s statements
Dhaka expresses ‘serious concern’ over fugitive ex-PM’s remarks from India
Dhaka,: Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to convey its “serious concern” over incendiary statements made by deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Hasina, 78, fled to India in August last year following violent student-led street protests and remains there. She was sentenced to death last month by a special tribunal after being convicted of crimes against humanity. Bangladesh has repeatedly demanded her extradition.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Indian High Commissioner today to convey the Government of Bangladesh’s serious concern to the Government of India for allowing fugitive Sheikh Hasina to continue making incendiary statements, calling upon her supporters to engage in terrorist activities in Bangladesh, aimed at derailing the upcoming parliamentary elections,” the statement said.
The ministry reiterated its call for the “expeditious extradition” of Hasina, along with former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, to face the death sentences handed down by the special tribunal last month.
