Dhaka, July 14 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday told Parliament that the government wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to be extradited to Bangladesh under the existing extradition agreement, saying she will be arrested immediately upon her return as she has already been convicted in several cases.

"We want her to be sent back under the extradition agreement so that she faces trial," he said, participating in a discussion on the July 2024 mass uprising in Parliament.

Referring to the legal stance, Salahuddin said Sheikh Hasina will have no opportunity to surrender as she is already a convicted person. "If she returns, she will be arrested immediately, and the verdicts will be executed. If there is any scope for appeal...