Pulls of domestic politics in Dhaka

Bangladesh’s insistence on Sheikh Hasina’s extradition will further test its ties with India

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Dhaka has made a formal request to Delhi for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikha Hasina, who has been living in India since her government was ousted in August in a student led uprising that had the support of the military. Given the extradition treaty between the two countries, this request will further test India-Bangladesh relations, which have changed for the worse since the regime change. The new dispensation in Dhaka has limited the demand for political reforms to the elimination of Hasina's Awami League party from electoral politics and the erasure of its role in the creation of Bangladesh.