Hasina, 78, has been in hiding in India since her autocratic rule was toppled in August 2024. During her tenure, she had received support from New Delhi.
Bangladesh’s interim foreign affairs minister, Touhid Hossain, told reporters on Friday that the government had “sent a letter seeking the extradition of Sheikh Hasina.”
He did not disclose further details of the request, which Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo reported was the third official extradition request since Hasina fled the country.
Following her conviction on Monday for crimes against humanity, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry stated that India has an “obligatory responsibility” under a bilateral treaty to facilitate Hasina’s return.
India’s foreign ministry responded that it had “noted” the verdict but did not comment directly on the extradition request. There has been no immediate response to the latest letter from Dhaka.
Bangladesh remains in political turmoil since the end of Hasina’s rule, with violence affecting election campaigning ahead of polls expected in February 2026.
The United Nations says up to 1,400 people were killed in crackdowns as Hasina tried to cling to power, deaths that were central to her trial.
India's past support for Hasina has frayed relations between the two neighbours since her overthrow.
But tensions appear to have eased slightly when Bangladesh's National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman visited India this week for a regional security summit and met with his counterpart Ajit Doval.
Media reports in Bangladesh said Rahman has invited Doval for a visit.
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