Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said Monday.

Bangladesh has told its neighbor India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extradited to face judicial proceedings. Hasina fled to New Delhi in August and faces charges of crimes against humanity.

The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has demanded that India send Hasina back so that Bangladesh can try her for what it says are crimes against protestors and her opponents, and crimes she is accused of committing during her tenure over the past 15 years.

Bangladesh has requested India's assistance in returning its former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, for a judicial process. The move comes amid tense relations between the countries following Hasina's ousting and subsequent refuge in India.

In a diplomatic note sent to India, Bangladesh on Sunday said it wants former Sheikh Hasina back. Earlier, the Home Advisor Jahangir Alam sent a letter to foreign ministry to facilitate the ousted premier's extradition.

In today's episode of India Global, the interim government in Bangladesh has sent a diplomatic note and urged India to send deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to Dhaka. This leaves New Delhi is a challenging position,

Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for "crimes against humanity and genocide".

Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in early August amid widespread protests that led to the downfall of her government, has been living in New Delhi ever since.

Bangladesh has officially requested India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 after a student-led movement ousted her from power. The request was made through a “note verbal” to the Indian government,

Bangladesh has told neighbour India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August, back in the country for "judicial process", the acting head of the country's foreign ministry said on Monday.