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After Bangladesh rules out passport for Hasina, India says ‘travel document’ needed

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After Bangladesh rules out passport for Hasina, India says ‘travel document’ needed

NEW DELHI 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.

“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.

Hasina’s presence in India.