India, Feb. 13 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which secured a sweeping victory in the general elections, on Friday reaffirmed its demand for the extradition of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India to stand trial.

Shortly after BNP's landslide victory, party's Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said his party will formally urge India to extradite Hasina to Bangladesh to stand trial.

"The foreign minister has already pursued the matter of her extradition, and we support it," senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said, PTI reported.

"We have consistently pressed for her extradition in accordance with the law. This is an issue between the foreign ministries of the two countries. We have also urged the gove...