Bangladesh's deposed leader Sheikh Hasina congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump following his reelection in November through a letter released by her Awami League party. Footage of an old meeting between the two,

Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power.

The development has the potential to impact bilateral ties — already under strain since Hasina’s arrival on August 5 — and will need some deft diplomacy.

Bangladesh on Monday sent a note verbale — a formal diplomatic communication — to New Delhi requesting Hasina's return to face "judicial proceedings" in her home country.

The interim government in Bangladesh has sent a diplomatic note and urged India to send deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to Dhaka. The 77-year-old Awami League leader has been living in India since August 5 when she fled Bangladesh amid massive protests that brought down her 16-year-old regime and forced her to flee.

India also has the option of refusing Hasina’s extradition on the ground that the accusations made against her are not “in good faith in the interests of justice”, although this may further strain ties between New Delhi and Dhaka.

Bangladesh has requested the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, following her flight to New Delhi in August amid widespread student-led protests that resulted in her ousting after 15 years in power.

Bangladesh's interim government on Monday said it has sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi seeking the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, a move that may further strain the

India on Monday said it has received a note verbale from Bangladesh in connection with an extradition request for Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime minister of India's neighbouring country where a caretaker government is in charge.