Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Rafiqul Alam said at the weekly briefing on Thursday that Sheikh Hasina's extradition call is not related to the Indian visa extension.
"Usually, when a passport is revoked, the visa becomes irrelevant. Beyond this, we do not have additional information, so we will not speculate," he said.
"As a Bangladeshi citizen, we have requested India to return Sheikh Hasina. Her status in India has no relevance to this request. It is not a matter of our concern," spokesperson Rafiqul Alam said.
Seeking ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's extradition has no connection with her current status in India, he added.
Replying to the issue of Sheikh Hasina's Indian visa extension despite her Bangladeshi passport being revoked, he said, "Usually, when a passport is revoked, the visa becomes irrelevant. Beyond this, we do not have additional information, so we will not speculate."
Rafiqul Alam further explained that when a Bangladeshi citizen's passport is cancelled, the government of the respective country is informed through Bangladesh's missions. In such cases, a visa is no longer required.
When asked about how long India could delay responding to Bangladesh's note verbale and the diplomatic process involved, he said, "We will wait for India's response."
In response to a question about whether Bangladesh would limit visas for Indian citizens, the spokesperson said, "This is a matter for the Ministry of Home Affairs."
On 23 December, Bangladesh sought Hasina's extradition through a note verbale, or unsigned diplomatic correspondence, sent to India's Ministry of External Affairs.
Regarding border tension, Rafiqul said they are aware of the latest border killing. "Our concern wing is collecting more information about it."
He further stated that all information regarding the July massacre would be provided to the UN Fact-Finding Committee within the next week.
