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The foreign ministry said the process was affected by Hasina's public statements in New Delhi, and Dhaka is awaiting India's response under the bilateral extradition treaty.","category":"Politics","area":"India","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T13:25:23.338Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-16T12:09:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T14:15:38.023Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Spokesperson Shahidul Karim is named and two independent full reports corroborate the claim.","critic":"Article explains significance, quotes the spokesperson, and details next steps, meeting craft criteria.","hype":"Language is measured; no sensationalism or clickbait present."}},"tags":["#IndiaBangladeshRelations","#SheikhHasina","#TariqueRahman","#ExtraditionTreaty","#SouthAsiaDiplomacy"],"entities":["Tarique Rahman","Sheikh Hasina","Shahidul Karim","Bangladesh","India"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India depends on the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.","The ministry cited Hasina’s public statements in New Delhi on 5 August as having affected the process for the visit.","Dhaka has formally requested India to act on its extradition requests under the bilateral treaty between the two countries.","Sheikh Hasina was convicted by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity and faces a death sentence."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Bangladesh has linked Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India to the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shahidul Karim said on 16 August that a \"propitious environment\" must be created for the visit to proceed. Dhaka has asked India to act on its extradition requests, including for Hasina and other fugitives, under the bilateral extradition treaty."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Karim said officials from both countries had been discussing the visit for several weeks. He stated that the process was affected by Hasina’s public interaction with the press in New Delhi on 5 August. Hasina, who fled to India after her government was removed during protests in August 2024, was convicted by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity and faces a death sentence."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"India has previously said Bangladesh’s request for Hasina’s extradition is \"under examination\". The proposed visit by Rahman, which has not been formally confirmed, was reported to be under consideration for late August. Rahman has not yet made the traditional first overseas visit to India since taking office, though he has travelled to Malaysia and China."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left- or centre-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated reports mentioned that Bangladesh’s finance ministry had published a cost estimate for the extradition process, or that India’s home ministry had commented on the legal steps required under the extradition treaty."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"rediff.com","url":"https://rediff.com/news/report/bangladesh-links-rahmans-delhi-visit-to-hasina-extradition-demand/20260816.htm","headline":"Bangladesh links Rahman's Delhi visit to Hasina extradition demand","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T13:30:29.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Deccan Chronicle","url":"https://deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/bangladesh-says-pm-will-not-visit-india-until-hasina-extradited-1979619","headline":"Bangladesh Says PM Will Not Visit India Until Hasina Extradited","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T13:13:42.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Scroll India","url":"https://scroll.in/latest/1095069/bangladesh-says-pm-tarique-rahman-will-not-visit-india-until-sheikh-hasina-is-extradited","headline":"Bangladesh 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