Hasina’s extradition is Bangladesh govt’s top priority: Spokesman

Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus’ office has reiterated that the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India was Dhaka’s top priority.

“This is the government’s top priority”, Chief Adviser Yunus’ press secretary Shafiqul Alam said in a media briefing, adding that Dhaka would continue its efforts to extradite Hasina to hold her trial in person.

He said it was up to the people and political parties of Bangladesh to decide if her fascist Awami League would be able to carry on politics but those involved in killings, enforced disappearances and other wrongdoings must be brought to justice.

The spokesman said the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) fact finding report, released last week, confirmed that Hasina committed crimes against humanity during her tenure.