Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday said the interim government will ask India to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina once the trial of mass killing begins.

He made the comment at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this evening.

“Bangladesh has an extradition treaty with India and as per the treaty, we can seek extradition of any convicted person, might be he/she is a former prime minister or anyone,” he said.

Asif Nazrul said the law ministry will soon inform the media about the steps the interim government has taken to ensure justice in mass killings and crimes against humanity carried out during the student-people revolution.

He said the government has already taken some steps and visible progress is there. An investigation team has been formed to this end and the work is underway for the reconstitution of the court to start the trial soon.

“Once the trial begins, we will definitely seek the extradition of Sheikh Hasina,” the law adviser added.