BNP to Seek Extradition of Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina from India After Landslide Victory

• Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced it will formally seek the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India.
• Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed stated the party would "press for her extradition in accordance with the law."
• The announcement follows BNP's landslide victory in Thursday’s election, the first since the 2024 uprising that toppled Hasina.
• Hasina, 78, fled to India after her government's overthrow and was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity.
• Tarique Rahman is set to become Bangladesh’s next prime minister after BNP won 212 seats.