Goa, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh has formally requested the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, with law minister Md Asaduzzaman describing her as a "convicted criminal" and asserting that Dhaka would pursue her return through established legal channels.

Speaking to reporters in Dhaka on Sunday after inaugurating a training workshop, Asaduzzaman said the government was taking all necessary legal measures to bring Hasina back to Bangladesh. He maintained that the matter would be handled in accordance with the law and the extradition treaty between the two neighbouring countries.

" To me, she is a criminal. A criminal convicted by our tribunal. To us, this is her identity," the law minister said, according to bdnews24....