Bangladesh Law Minister calls Hasina ‘convicted criminal’, says extradition request sent to India

Dhaka Bangladesh's Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Sunday (November 8, 2026) described ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a "convicted criminal" and said Dhaka has requested India to extradite her, according to local media reports. Sheikh Hasina will land in jail if she returns: Bangladesh minister storyline 1 Responding to questions from journalists after inaugurating a training workshop in Dhaka, Mr. Asaduzzaman said the government was taking all necessary legal steps to bring Ms. Hasina back from India and would follow due process. "To me, she is a criminal. A criminal convicted by our tribunal. To us, this is her identity," he said, according to a report on bdnews24 website. Hasina says she will return from exile in December ‘at any cost’ Hasina says she will return from exile in December ‘at any cost’ Hasina's planned return comes as her party faces an uncertain future amid a sweeping crackdown.