The removal of 77-year-old Hasina followed weeks of protests led by students over a controversial quota system in government jobs that escalated into a nationwide campaign calling

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 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.

India 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,

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.

Bangladesh wrote to India on Monday, requesting the return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to that country for the judicial process. The interim government sent a diplomatic note to India, asking for Hasina's return, as she has been staying in India since August 5.

Bangladesh has formally requested India to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for “judicial process”, nearly five months after she fled to New Delhi during a bloody anti-government protest.

Manmohan Singh's foreign policy was marked by strategic successes like the India-US nuclear deal and deepened relations with Japan and Bangladesh, alongside diplomatic challenges with Pakistan and the US.

The mutineers stole thousands of weapons from the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) paramilitary force before embarking on a killing spree in the barracks in February 2009. The uprising quickly spread, with thousands of soldiers seizing weapons and pledging allegiance to the mutineers.

Bangladesh has established a commission to reinvestigate the failed 2009 army mutiny and the subsequent crackdown, focusing on the alleged involvement of "foreign" entities, according to international media reports.

Religious tensions in Muslim-majority Bangladesh have run high in the aftermath of autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina's toppling and its minority Hindu community has faced attacks for their perceived support of her administration.