Sheikh Hasina Seeks Passport and ID Card to Return to Bangladesh

The Bangladesh government has been consistently demanding Hasina's extradition from India. However, the government has previously rejected suggestions that Hasina needs new identity documents to return to the country. According to the Associated Press (AP), a lawyer for Hasina has sent an email to the Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in New Delhi, urging the top diplomat to take the necessary action to issue her a passport and national identity card. Hasina's aide Abu Obaidah Arin told AP, "This is an important step towards her return home. The previous regime cancelled her documents. Now she is hoping to regain her fundamental rights as a Bangladeshi citizen and obtain the necessary documents." The ads said Hasina is determined to return to Bangladesh by December and that she will definitely return to her country. There was no immediate response from the Bangladesh government on the matter. Meanwhile, Bangladesh's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Humayun Kabir, told reporters on Thursday that Sheikh Hasina "wants to be brought back to India" during the extradition talks with the Indian government.