Bangladesh Chief Adviser and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has announced plans to seek the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the ouster of her Awami League government in August this year.
Yunus, who heads the Bangladesh interim government, made the statement during a televised address earlier in the day, marking the 100th day of his administration.
“We will ensure justice for every killing during the July-August revolution,” Yunus declared. “Efforts to prosecute those responsible are progressing well, and we will demand Hasina’s return from India to hold her accountable”.
The Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime was toppled on August 5 in the face of a mass upsurge originating from a quota reform campaign by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement. Three days later Nobel laureate Muhammad assumed office as the Chief Adviser of the interim government.
