Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has described ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India, as a "convicted criminal".

He also said that a request has been sent to the Indian government to return her under the extradition treaty.

Asaduzzaman made the statements in response to questions from journalists after the inauguration of a training workshop in Dhaka on Sunday.

One journalist said that Hasina is not a prisoner in India, but a state guest.

In response, Minister Asaduzzaman said: "To me, she is a criminal. A criminal convicted by our tribunal. To us, this is her identity."

Commenting on how India views her, he said: "The things they say don't become so just because they say them. My country has conducted a ...