Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government wants Sheikh Hasina to be returned through legal procedures

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government is seeking the return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh through legal channels and existing extradition mechanisms.

“We want Sheikh Hasina back through legal procedures. A formal request has already been made through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the existing extradition treaty so that she can face the cases filed against her in Bangladesh,” he said.

Speaking at a press briefing on the country’s law and order situation at the Home Ministry conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat today, the minister said the request for her return had been sent through diplomatic channels to ensure she faces legal proceedings in the country.

Replying to another question on India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Salahuddin said those were entirely India’s internal matters.

“India’s CAA or Assam’s NRC are their own legal and administrative issues concerning their citizens. Bangladesh has no scope to comment on those matters,” he said.

However, he noted that Border Guard Bangladesh remains on high alert along the border to prevent any illegal infiltration or push-ins.

The minister also said the government is committed to maintaining law and order and ensuring justice through lawful and institutional processes.