Guwahati, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh's Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said the government is pursuing legal and diplomatic channels to secure the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, describing her as a convicted criminal and reiterating Dhaka's request under the bilateral extradition treaty.

Speaking to journalists after inaugurating a training workshop in Dhaka on Sunday, Asaduzzaman said the government is taking necessary legal steps to bring Hasina back and would follow due process, according to reports by Bangladeshi media outlets bdnews24 and the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).

According to bdnews24, the law minister said Hasina's conviction by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal defined he...