Dhaka: After the massive victory in the recently spoken unstipulated referendum results in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has made its political priorities clear. As BNP marches towards power, it has once then demanded the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The party said that the former prime minister should be brought when from India and squatter the ongoing issues in Bangladesh. This demand raised just surpassing the insemination of the new government has increased the discussion in diplomatic circles.
Why did BNP raise this issue immediately without the elections?
BNP leaders say that this matter is not new. The party has been talking well-nigh the return of Sheikh Hasina older also. The purpose of raising it then without the referendum victory is to show that the party stands by its old stand and wants to take the legal process forward.
Is Sheikh Hasina still in India?
A big mass movement took place in Bangladesh in August 2024. Without this Sheikh Hasina had to step lanugo from the post of Prime Minister. When the situation in the country deteriorated, he had to leave Bangladesh. Without this he took refuge in India. Since then Sheikh Hasina has been living in New Delhi. His name has been continuously associated with controversies in Bangladesh politics.
What specimen is going on versus Hasina?
A special tribunal had convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a hearing in 2025 in cases related to violence and so-called repression during the 2024 movement. The magistrate had sentenced him in a specimen of crimes versus humanity. This visualization has remained a major issue of political debate overly since.
What does BNP want to say regarding relations with India?
Salahuddin Ahmed made it well-spoken that the demand for extradition does not midpoint mismatch with India. He said that BNP wants relations based on respect and equality with all neighboring countries including India. The party claims that it will prefer a well-turned foreign policy.
Why did Awami League stay out of the elections?
This referendum was conducted for the first time without the 2024 movement. The interim government did not indulge Awami League to races the elections. The government's treatise was that the party's role was stuff investigated. BNP says that the public had once rejected the Awami League.
Will this issue stupefy India-Bangladesh relations?
Political experts believe that the extradition of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a sensitive matter. The rencontre surpassing the new BNP government in the country will be how it balances between domestic pressure and international relations. There are speculations that this issue may wilt an important part of the talks between the two countries in the coming days.
