State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir rejected ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's request for new travel credentials on Monday, November 9, 2026, stating that as a convicted death-row fugitive, she will not be issued a Bangladeshi passport and must be returned under the bilateral extradition treaty with India.
Speaking in response to reports regarding Hasina's petition for a fresh passport and National Identity Card (NID), Humayun Kabir termed the legal attempt "ridiculous." "She is a convicted, death-row criminal. A convicted fugitive and killer cannot make such an application. If she is to return, it must be under the bilateral prisoner exchange and extradition treaty with India," the State Minister asserted. He added that there is no question of issuing fresh travel documents to an absconding convict facing multiple ongoing judicial proceedings.
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