A day after the Acting Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Humayun Kabir, stressed that Dhaka would not issue a passport to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and insisted on getting her extradited from India under an “acceptable prisoner exchange”, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) that a “travel document” was needed for international travel.
Hasina had announced at a virtual press conference that she would return to Bangladesh in December this year. Hasina’s presence in India. Hasina can be extradited either on a Bangladeshi passport or an Emergency Certificate that would prove that she has Bangladeshi citizenship. Bangladesh will seek the return of Sheikh Hasina through an acceptable prisoner exchange process.
On Monday (November 9, 2026), Mr. Kabir cited the extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh, which was signed during the Hasina era in 2013, and said, “Bangladesh will not issue a passport to any terrorist; there is no provision for such an action. On August 5, 2026, Ms.
“Extradition of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina is a legal matter and it will be dealt with accordingly,” said Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in response to a question about Ms. He described the passport’s requirement for extradition as a “technical issue” and said, “Obviously, for the travel of people, you need a travel document. Officials said Ms.
The deposed Prime Minister has sought a new passport and a national identity document through a London-based law firm that has written to the Bangladesh government. Bangladesh has a history of leaders going into exile or being imprisoned for long periods after returning. “Even the Army Golf Club has now witnessed cocktail explosions. Similar incidents have occurred in front of the Special Branch headquarters, at police station gates, and at Dhaka University, where explosions have taken place for three consecutive days. The request was swiftly dismissed by Bangladesh’s deputy foreign minister Humaiun Kobir, who reiterated Dhaka’s demand for her extradition.
An official dealing with the matter told The Hindu on Monday (November 9, 2026) that a passport was required for extradition. Current Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was in exile for nearly 17 years before he returned from the United Kingdom on December 25, 2025. Earlier reporting noted: Hasina, who has lived in self-exile in India since her government was toppled in a student-led uprising in August 2024, approached the Bangladesh mission in New Delhi on Monday to seek a passport and a national identity card ahead of her planned return home in December.
Leader of the Opposition, Shafiqur Rahman, said the country’s Home Ministry has failed to contain the situation. Two people were injured there,” he said. Earlier reporting noted: India declines comment on Sheikh Hasina’s passport request, says travel document needed India on Tuesday refused to be drawn on the issue of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking a passport from the Bangladesh high commission to facilitate her return home next month, with the external affairs ministry only saying that such travel plans will require a “travel document”.
Earlier reporting noted: External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal declined to comment when he was asked about Hasina seeking a passport from Bangladeshi authorities at a regular media briefing.
