India says examining Bangladesh request for Hasina’s extradition

(Reuters) -India is examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. 

The request - first made in December and reiterated this month after Hasina was sentenced to death for her role in the killing of student protesters last year - was being examined in India as part of ongoing internal judicial and legal processes, he said. 

Hasina fled to India in August 2024 at the height of the protests.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel; Writing by Pooja Desai; Editing by YP Rajesh)