If we demand Sheikh Hasina’s extradition, it may create an embarrassing situation for India : Md. Touhid Hossain’s
Bangladesh’s Advisor for Foreign Affairs Md. Touhid Hossain’s anti-India statement
Dhaka (Bangladesh) – “Her staying in Delhi, in India, the question comes that…there are so many cases (against Hasina) that could be… again some speculating, I am not a person right to answer this, if there is a request from there (Home Ministry) we have to ask for her, you know, return to Bangladesh. If there is a demand from there, and that creates an embarrassing situation for the Indian Government. So, I think the Indian Government knows this and I am sure they will take care of it,” said Md. Touhid Hossain, Foreign Affairs Advisor in the Interim Government of Bangladesh, in an interview with ‘Reuters’. After the violence in Bangladesh, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to India on August 5. So far, more than 80 crimes have been registered against Hasina. Of these, 65 cases are related to murder.
Dhaka Tribune, a Bangladeshi daily, quoted Indian Government sources as saying that according to India’s visa policy, if a Bangladeshi citizen does not have an Indian visa, he can stay here for only 45 days. It has been 27 days since Sheikh Hasina came to India. In such circumstances, she can legally stay in India for only 18 more days.
Rohingyas should return to Myanmar
Regarding the Rohingya refugees, Hossain said that Bangladesh is not responsible for this problem. “India is a very large country, if they want to take some (Rohingyas), it’s fine. We have taken a million, let them take 200,000, I don’t mind. But the goal is their repatriation to their country. We are not in a position to allow any more Rohingyas to enter. It’s a humanitarian issue that involves the entire world, not only Bangladesh. We have done more than our share, and the world should take charge of that,” added Hossain.
Extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh
According to an extradition treaty signed between India and Bangladesh in 2013, both countries can seek the return of proliferated criminals who have taken refuge in each other’s countries. However, there is a proviso that India may refuse to extradite a person in politically motivated cases; however, if the person has a record of serious crimes like murder, kidnapping, his extradition cannot be stopped.
| Editorial Perspective
Looking at the statements of Bangladeshi ministers and leaders, it can be seen that they are provoking India day by day. India must respond them in an appropriate language. |