MEA says it is not involved with Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's virtual address

The event in New Delhi where Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is ‌due ⁠to ⁠speak is being organised by a private entity and the Indian government has nothing to do with ⁠it, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh had urged India to prevent Hasina from making political speeches from Indian territory, warning that such statements risk destabilizing bilateral relations, its foreign ministry said on Monday.

The issue was raised in a meeting between the newly appointed High Commissioner of India to Dhaka, Dinesh Trivedi and Humaiun Kobir, the Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon, Dhaka.



Earlier on July 17 this year, India said that Dhaka's request for the extradition of Sheikh Hasina is "under examination" given the legalities and the judicial processes involved.

In November 2025, the then Bangladesh interim government had written to the MEA seeking her extradition. Dhaka reiterated its request to extradite Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to Bangladesh during Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman's visit to India in April this year.

Last month, Hasina had announced that she, alongside other exiled leaders of the Awami League, intends to return to Bangladesh voluntarily around December, despite facing the stark prospect of arrest or death upon her arrival.

Hasina had fled to India in August 5, 2024, following massive student-led protests that forced her resignation.

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal had sentenced her to death after convicting her of crimes against humanity. The charges were tied to the state crackdown on the 2024 student-led demonstrations that ultimately led to the fall of her Awami League government, with the tribunal holding her accountable for ordering or failing to stop the fatalities of demonstrators during the political unrest.

(With inputs from agencies)