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Govt wants to bring back Hasina through legal procedure: Salahuddin

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May 21, 2026 19:28
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May 21, 2026 19:28

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government wants to bring back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh through legal procedures and existing extradition mechanisms.

“We want Sheikh Hasina back through legal procedure. Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the existing extradition treaty, a formal request has been made for her return so that she can face the cases filed in Bangladesh,” he said.

Speaking at a press briefing on the country’s law and order situation at the Home Ministry’s conference room in Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday, the minister said a formal request has already been sent through diplomatic channels for her return so that she can face legal proceedings in Bangladesh.

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

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

However, the minister added that Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) remains on high alert along the border to prevent any kind of illegal infiltration or push-in.

He also said the government remains committed to maintaining law and order and ensuring justice through lawful and institutional processes.​

 

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India may extradite Hasina: HM

Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday hoped that the Indian government would return ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh under the existing extradition treaty between the two countries so that she could face trial.

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India may extradite Hasina: HM
Staff Correspondent 24 May, 2026, 16:42

Home affairs minister Salahuddin Ahmed addresses a dialogue organised by the Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum at Secretariat on Sunday. | UNB photo

Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday hoped that the Indian government would return ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh under the existing extradition treaty between the two countries so that she could face trial.

‘We want her to face justice,’ he said while responding to questions from journalists at a dialogue organised by the Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum at the secretariat in Dhaka.

The minister said that the government had already communicated to India through diplomatic channels for her extradition.

‘We sent a letter to the Indian government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking her extradition long ago. We still expect that she will be returned from India in accordance with the legal procedures and the provisions of the extradition treaty between the two countries,’ he said.

Referring to the much-talked-about Ramisa rape-murder case, the minister said that the trial proceedings would be completed within the next five to seven days and the maximum punishment would be ensured for the offender.

He also said that the process of repealing the outdated Gambling Act of 1867 and enacting a modern law to prevent gambling, betting, and online gambling was at its final stage. The proposed bill would be placed in the next JS session for passage.

Highlighting the importance of free media, he said that an independent press is essential for social reform and progress.

However, he added, freedom of speech and the press should operate within reasonable restrictions in the interest of state security, public order, and national interest.

The minister also raised concerns over the misuse of social media, erosion of social values, and attempts to damage the country’s image through ‘fabricated narratives,’ urging media professionals to help raise public awareness.

Responding to a question on the passport policy, he said that the phrase ‘Except Israel’ would be reinstated in the upcoming new passports, calling it a longstanding public demand and a government decision.

On narcotics cases, he said that around 80,000 drug-related cases were pending in Dhaka alone, with many more in other districts, adding that special narcotics tribunals would be formed to reduce the case backlogs.

The dialogue was chaired by BSRF president Masudul Haque where Press Information Department principal information officer Sayed Abdal Ahmed was also present.

Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, fled to India amid a student-led mass uprising on August 5, 2024. She is accused in a number of cases filed over murders and corruption in Bangladesh.​