A top adviser in Bangladesh's interim government has said that his country would strongly protest if India tried to refuse extradition of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina by citing any provision in the treaty,

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated Sheikh Hasina had come to India at short notice for “safety reasons”

Bangladesh's law adviser asserts that India must extradite Sheikh Hasina under the existing treaty, following arrest warrants issued by the tribunal.

Hasina, who fled to New Delhi on Aug. 5, faces arrest warrant along with 45 others for alleged crimes against humanity - Anadolu Ajansı

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul’s comment came hours after Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued arrest warrants against Hasina, who fled to India after being ousted following massive anti-government protests.

A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who came to India in early August, is still in the country, the foreign ministry said today after a court in Bangladesh ordered her arrest.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.

By bno - Chennai Office Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 senior leaders of the Awami League, citing their alleged roles in crimes against humanity during the student-led protests against her government in July and August.