Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal seeks ousted PM Hasina's extradition from India

Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal plans to seek the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, after she escaped to neighbouring India last month following weeks of student-led demonstrations. Hasina's government has been accused of human rights abuses, including mass detention and extrajudicial killing of her political opponents. India and Bangladesh have a bilateral extradition treaty. However, a clause in the treaty says extradition might be refused if the offence is of a "political character". Zahirul Alam and Neha Poonia report from Dhaka and New Delhi respectively.

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