#Binance #Write2Earn! #CurrentEvents #BTC Bangladesh's interim government has revoked the diplomatic passports of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, all members of her former cabinet, and their spouses. The move comes over two weeks after Hasina resigned from PM post and fled to India following a student-led uprising against her government.
A statement by the security services division of the Bangladesh home ministry on Thursday announced that diplomatic passports held by the former prime minister, ex-cabinet members, ex-PM's advisors, all members of the recently dissolved Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament), and their spouses would be revoked immediately, as reported by the official BSS news agency.
"The former prime minister, her advisers, the former cabinet, and all members of the dissolved national assembly were eligible for diplomatic passports by virtue of the positions they held," the ministry said in a statement.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the 12th Parliament in August after Hasina, 76, left the country. Currently, an interim government led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus is running the administration.
The statement also mentioned that diplomatic passports of officials would be revoked immediately upon termination of their tenure or appointment. The release also said that ordinary passports might be issued based on reports from at least two investigating agencies.
Hasina fled to India on August 5 after she was forced to resign amid a student-led mass uprising. According to The Daily Star newspaper, under Indian visa policy, Bangladeshi citizens holding diplomatic or official passports are eligible for visa-free entry and a stay of up to 45 days.
As of Friday, Hasina has already spent 19 days in India. The paper said, quoting government sources, Hasina does not hold any passport other than the diplomatic passport issued in her name. The cancellation of her diplomatic passport and its associated visa privileges may put her at risk of extradition.
The extradition of Hasina, who is facing 51 cases, including 42 for murder, falls within the legal framework of the extradition treaty signed between Bangladesh and India, the BSS report said.
The treaty, signed in 2013 and amended in 2016, says, "extradition may be refused if the offence for which it is requested is an offence of a political character.â
It also specifies that certain offences, such as murder, "shall not be regarded as offences of a political character" for the purposes of the treaty. However, one ground for refusal of extradition is if the charges being pressed have not been "made in good faith, in the interest of justice."