Bangladesh, July 15 -- As speculation grows over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's return to Bangladesh, India says its position on the issue remains unchanged.

At the weekly briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, India's External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the process as a legal issue that will follow a certain procedure.

"There is no change in our approach to the matter. Any extradition matter is a legal issue, and it will be dealt with accordingly," Jaiswal was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India.

On Jul 10, Hasina told Reuters that she and senior party colleagues planned to return home from exile in India around December and surrender.

"They may arrest me on my return, they may even kill me," ...