Bangladesh PM's proposed India visit conditional on Hasina extradition, officials say

Bangladesh has said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India will depend on the extradition of former premier Sheikh Hasina.Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that Dhaka had urged New Delhi to accelerate the process of extraditing Hasina and other fugitives. The comments came as speculation grew over whether Rahman would travel to India later this month for his first official visit since becoming prime minister.Foreign ministry official A.K.M. Shahidul Karim played down reports that Rahman was certain to travel to India next week, saying that the necessary conditions for such a visit had yet to be established.“We are of the view that a propitious environment needs to be created for the visit,” Karim told reporters.He added that Bangladesh had asked Indian authorities to “expedite their efforts to extradite Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives.”India has previously said Bangladesh’s request for Hasina’s extradition is “under examination.”The development comes as the…