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India is reviewing Bangladesh’s formal request for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina through established legal and judicial channels, said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) yesterday.

“The request is being examined as part of ongoing judicial and internal legal processes. We will continue to engage constructively on the issue with all the stakeholders. We follow all developments very closely,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal at a weekly media briefing.

Dhaka had made a formal request to New Delhi seeking the extradition of Hasina, who fled to India after the July uprising in 2024.

The relations between the two countries had strained since then. After the BNP government assumed power,

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