Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said Monday.

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Bangladesh has requested India's assistance in returning its former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, for a judicial process. The move comes amid tense relations between the countries following Hasina's ousting and subsequent refuge in India.

India received a note verbale from Bangladesh in connection with an extradition request for Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime minister of India's neighbouring country where a caretaker government is in charge,

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that India has received a note verbale from the Bangladesh High Commission in connection with the extradition request of Sheikh Hasina.

In a diplomatic note sent to India, Bangladesh on Sunday said it wants former Sheikh Hasina back. Earlier, the Home Advisor Jahangir Alam sent a letter to foreign ministry to facilitate the ousted premier's extradition.

In today's episode of India Global, The interim government in Bangladesh has sent a diplomatic note and urged India to send deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to Dhaka. The 77-year-old Awami League leader has been living in India since August 5 when she fled Bangladesh amid massive protests that brought down her 16-year-old regime and forced her to flee.

Bangladesh is requesting India to return former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for judicial proceedings. This comes after her ousting and subsequent refuge in New Delhi. Diplomatic tensions have surfaced between the two nations,

Bangladesh has officially requested India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 after a student-led movement ousted her from power. The request was made through a “note verbal” to the Indian government,

The former prime minister fled Dhaka for New Delhi on August 5 amid widespread protests against her Awami League government.

India on Monday confirmed that it had received a formal note from Bangladesh demanding the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The government, however, refused to make any comment on Dhaka's missive.