India, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh on Sunday set former premier Sheikh Hasina's extradition as a condition for a visit to India by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, with the foreign ministry in Dhaka saying a "propitious environment" should be created for the trip to go ahead.

Foreign ministry spokesperson AKM Shahidul Karim also called on New Delhi to extradite "other fugitive criminals" -- an apparent reference to leaders of Hasina's Awami League party currently in India -- and to hand over the alleged killers of political leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who were arrested in West Bengal earlier this year.

The demand came against the backdrop of reports that India and Bangladesh are exploring the possibility of a bilateral visit by Rahman later this ...