Sheikh Hasina seeks Bangladeshi passport and identity card amid extradition talks
Sheikh Hasina applied for a new passport and national ID, while Bangladesh's acting foreign minister said the government is pursuing her extradition through a prisoner-transfer process.
Sheikh Hasina applied on Monday, November 9, 2026, for a new Bangladeshi passport and a national identity card. Acting Foreign Minister Humayun Kabir said Bangladesh is seeking her extradition under an "acceptable prisoner transfer process."
Hasina, who left Bangladesh for India on August 5, 2024, after a student-people uprising ousted her government, faces a dilemma. She wishes to return to lead the Awami League, but she has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka for allegedly ordering a police crackdown in July-August 2024.
She has declined to apologise for the crackdown, asserting that the police acted independently in response to agitators and militants.