Bangladesh had sent a set of relevant documents to India with the diplomatic letter (note verbale) in December last year seeking deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extradition, and will issue a reminder at an appropriate time.
Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Rafiqul Alam made the remarks while responding to a question during a weekly media briefing on Thursday.
As a journalist wanted to know whether Bangladesh had sent an arrest warrant or all necessary documents to India for Hasina extradition, the Spokesperson also said they had sent all required documents received from the relevant ministry under the extradition treaty and information were included when Bangladesh sent the note verbal to India regarding the extradition.
Asked when Bangladesh will give a reminder to India, the Spokesperson said both a diplomatic and political decision. “A reminder will be sent when the leadership decides the timing is appropriate,” he added.
A housewife has reportedly been raped by five people in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district.
She was reportedly raped on January 30 and a complaint was lodged with Bhanga Police Station on Wednesday.
Police arrested four people in this connection on Wednesday night, said Moksedur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Police Station.
A court sent them to jail after they appeared before it on Thursday.
Foreign nationals in Bangladesh can now access emergency services by calling the national helpline 999, announced Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam.
The IGP has directed the relevant authorities to take necessary steps to ensure seamless emergency assistance for foreigners, according to a press release from the Police Headquarters on Thursday.
Under the new directive, foreign tourists, expatriates, and individuals working with diplomatic missions, UN agencies, and international development organizations can call 999 in English. The service is accessible through SIM cards from Bangladeshi mobile operators or landline phones, providing access to police, fire, and ambulance services.
Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had ordered security forces to kill protesters of the July upspring and hide their bodies to quell the protests, according to the Fact-Finding Report of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
The Fact-Finding Report titled Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh was released today.
The report shows that on the evening of 18 July in 2024, the then Home Affairs Minister chaired a meeting of the Core Committee, attended by the heads of Police, RAB and BGB and intelligence leaders.
At the meeting, the Minister told the BGB Commander, in front of the other senior security sector leaders, to order use of lethal force much more readily, as one of the meeting participants related to OHCHR, according to the report.
"Senior official testimony also indicated that, in a meeting held the next day, the (then) Prime Minister herself told security force officials to kill protesters to quell the protests and specifically demanded to arrest the ringleaders of the protests, the troublemakers, kill them and hide their bodies," the report read.
The report, which acknowledged the cooperation of Bangladesh authorities with its investigators, notes: "Following the fall of the previous Government, the current Interim Government has commenced efforts to ensure accountability for serious human rights violations and abuses. Among its steps, it has brought cases against senior officials before Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), as well as in the regular courts."