India’s Court to Decide on Hasina’s Return

India’s top government sources have stated that the country’s judiciary will make the final decision regarding the extradition of ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ensuring the matter goes beyond political or diplomatic frameworks. The Indian Express reports that Dhaka has submitted the required legal paperwork and formally demanded her deportation under the 2013 India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty.

A senior Indian official said the situation would be settled through legal processes to see whether the accusations against her also constitute offences under Indian law. The request is presently being examined in accordance with existing protocols, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs. Since the August 2024 major rebellion in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has lived in India. In November 2025, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal convicted her to death in a case involving crimes against humanity, which prompted formal calls for her extradition from Dhaka.

Awami League leaders, however, want to contest the tribunal’s decision in Indian courts, claiming that it was made when the interim government was in power. Under the 2013 diplomatic agreement and India’s Extradition Act of 1962, violent crimes like murder and assault are not protected from extradition, even though political offences are usually not. In the meantime, Hasina has stated that she plans to visit Bangladesh again in December, which she has dubbed the ‘month of victory’. In conclusion, court review, the extradition treaty, and India’s own legal procedures are more important to her possible repatriation than diplomatic talks alone.

Source: The Indian Express