Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today spoke at a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy Photo: BSS

DHAKA, Jan 5, 2025 (BSS) - The government is hopeful of the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today.

"It is the nation's desire (to get her back)....we are very hopeful," he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here this evening.

When asked whether it is possible to bring Hasina back home during the tenure of the interim government, Alam said political parties are their stakeholders and hoped that the next elected government, whoever it is, would look into the issue as it is a generational issue.

"We will try our best. She must face the trial. I think pressure will build on. Our pressure will relentlessly be there," he said, adding that such pressure will be mobilised worldwide.

Replying to a question, the press secretary said no country in the world gives shelter to a killer and when the world will know the misdeeds of Hasina, pressure will be mounted to extradite the ousted prime minister.

Mentioning that there is no boundary of Hasina's wrongdoings - from January 5 polls to the July-August massacre, he said: "We must bring Hasina back to the country and put her under trial".

Responding to another query over the note verbal sent to India, Alam said they did not hear anything from the Indian side yet on her extradition request but the government's efforts are there to bring her back.

"It remains our top priority. We will not step back from this," he added.