Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5, following a student uprising that turned into a full-blown anti-government movement that toppled her Awami League government.

Bangladesh's interim government may consider extraditing ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing multiple cases, from India but it would create an embarrassing situation for the Indian government, the country's foreign affairs adviser Mohammad Tauheed Hussain said. .

In an interview with Reuters TV, Hussain said Bangladesh's interim government would ask Sheikh Hasina to return to the country and try the cases against her.

“Bangladesh home and law may request Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India as she has many cases against her but it could create an embarrassing situation for the Indian government,” he said.

“With her staying in Delhi, in India, the question arises…there are many cases (against Hasina) that could be…again some are speculating that I am not the right person to answer (the ministry) if there is a request from there. Ministry of Home Affairs and Law) We want to ask her, you know, back to Bangladesh. If the demand comes from there, it creates an embarrassing situation for the Government of India. So I think the Indian government knows this and I am sure they will take care of it”, Reuters TV quoted Hussain as saying.

Yunus 'unhappy' over Hasina's statement from India

Hussain, who served as foreign affairs adviser in Bangladesh's interim government led by Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, said the chief adviser was “very unhappy” with the way statements were coming from India from the former prime minister and had conveyed it. Indian Ambassador in a meeting.

“Professor Yunus is very upset with the way the statements are coming from India, from the former prime minister. They are very upset about it and I have conveyed this to the High Commissioner of India,” he said.

“I have also told the press that we have reported this because we believe in transparent relations. So whatever is actually there, unless there is some, there may be some hidden issues. Otherwise, we want to make things public. And we have – I have just told him about the chief counsel's displeasure and let's hope they take care of it,” he told Reuters TV.

The election date will be fixed in September

Asked about the possibility of holding elections in the troubled country, Hossain said there would be more clarity on the timeline by September.

“All my colleagues in the Council of Advisors, they are very busy to bring it back to normal”, he added, “I think things, normality and normal functioning will start from September.”

'Can't give shelter to Rohingyas, India can take them'

On the issue of giving asylum to the Rohingya, Hossain highlighted that Bangladesh had “done more than its share” and was “not in a position to admit any more Rohingya”, asserting that other countries, including India, “must take responsibility. .”

“We are not in a position to admit any more Rohingyas. This is a humanitarian issue that involves not only Bangladesh but the entire world. We have done more than our share and the world should accept that,” Hossain said.

Other countries “must put pressure on the Arakan Army through the right countries, which is now the main actor in Rakhine State, to make sure this doesn't happen, because we are not in a position,” Hussain told Reuters TV.

“Well, India is a big country, if they want to take something, fine. We have taken ten lakhs, let them take 200,000, I don't mind. But they aim to go back to their country,” Hussain said.

ICJ complaint against Hasina for human resource violations

Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5, following a student uprising that turned into a full-blown anti-government movement that toppled her Awami League government.

A report by the Dhaka Tribune said that a complaint has been filed against Hasina and 24 others at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, for serious human rights violations.

Bangladeshi media outlets said several cases were filed against Sheikh Hasina and the country's interim government had canceled the passports of the former prime minister, her advisers, former cabinet members and all members of the 12th National Parliament.

Bangladesh authorities have also canceled the diplomatic passports of their spouses and children with immediate effect, the report said.

Over 600 killed in anti-Hasina protests

More than 230 people have been killed in violence that has erupted across the country since the fall of the Hasina-led Awami League government, and the official death toll has risen to more than 600 since students began mass protests in mid-July.

The protests, which began as protests against the controversial quota system in government jobs, turned into full-blown protests against the Hasina regime following a brutal crackdown on student protesters by the police and armed forces.

The protests eventually forced Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India on August 5, after which an interim government was formed in Bangladesh with 84-year-old Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as chief adviser.

(with input from agencies)