Asia04 October, 20262 min read
Dinesh Trivedi Says India Cannot Set Timeframe for Sheikh Hasina Extradition to Bangladesh
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No fixed deadline; Hasina's return is under a legal process. Sheltering Hasina was a compulsion by India, according to the envoy.
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No deadline, courts involved
India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said New Delhi could not give a timeframe for Sheikh Hasina’s extradition because the matter is being examined through a legal process involving the courts. Trivedi told a discussion at the Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026 in Dhaka that “Nobody can give you a timeframe (over Hasina's return)”.
Shama Obaed Islam said Bangladesh hoped India would act on its request for Hasina’s extradition and expedite the process, adding that “political will is also essential”. Trivedi also said India had replied “again and again” that there is “a process, and the process is legal, and it is well structured,” as the extradition request remains under legal review.
Arrival and what India did
Trivedi said India had “hardly any choice” but to accept Hasina’s arrival in India after she was ousted in August 2024, while making clear that she was still Bangladesh’s prime minister at the time. Trivedi said, “we hardly had any choice other than accepting her as she was still Bangladesh's PM,” and he added that India was not prepared for the situation.
Trivedi also said Hasina “was not brought to India by the Indian Air Force or the Army,” and he described her arrival as a response to “tragic circumstances” in Bangladesh. The Economic Times reported that Hasina, 79, has been living in India since fleeing Dhaka on August 5, 2024, after a student-led agitation toppled her Awami League government.
Treaty, process, and stakes
India and Bangladesh have an extradition treaty signed in 2013 and amended in 2016, and the treaty includes exception clauses about political offences and cases evaluated by domestic judicial bodies. News18 said New Delhi maintained that executive action must adhere strictly to statutory procedures because the extradition request is currently under review by Indian legal authorities.
The Hindu said Trivedi described the legal process as “well-structured” and said “Nobody can give you a time frame [for the extradition],” while linking the process to legality and the involvement of courts. The Times of India reported that Bangladesh’s state minister for foreign affairs Shama Obaed Islam said “Both countries must possess political will,” as the extradition issue continues to strain India-Bangladesh ties.