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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Won’t Travel Until Hasina Extradited

8/17/2026

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not travel to India until New Delhi extradites former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
A.K.M. Shahidul Karim said on August 16, 2026 that India must create a propitious environment and speed up Hasina’s extradition.
India said the extradition request is “under examination” and has not decided; High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi met Rahman on August 10, 2026 and invited him to a BRICS summit.

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not travel to India until New Delhi extradites former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
A.K.M. Shahidul Karim said on August 16, 2026 that India must create a propitious environment and speed up Hasina’s extradition.
India said the extradition request is “under examination” and has not decided; High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi met Rahman on August 10, 2026 and invited him to a BRICS summit.