Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks India to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina
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Dhaka: Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked India formally on Monday to hand over its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina immediately, stressing on the bilateral extradition treaty that required New Delhi to do so.
The Ministry put forth its demand a few hours after Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) sentenced Hasina to death, charging her for involvement in the violent crackdown on a nationwide student uprising of 2024.
Pointing out that the former PM fled the country amid the student unrest and had been staying in India since then, the Ministry said in a press release that the verdict on Monday found Hasina ‘guilty of crimes against humanity’ in relation to the killings in Bangladesh in July. It warned that any country giving shelter to the ex-PM would be committing ‘an extremely unfriendly act and a disregard for justice.’
The ICT has also handed a death sentence to former Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was tried in absentia in the same case. The Ministry said Kamal must also be repatriated to Bangladesh without delay to face the punishment.
“The Government of India must immediately hand over these two convicted individuals to the Bangladesh authorities,” the ministry said, adding that Bangladesh expected India to respect its legal commitments, given the gravity of the charges against Kamal and Hasina and also the Tribunal’s findings.
The Indian authorities, however, are yet to comment on the Tribunal’s judgment or the demand for Hasina’s extradition.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
