After the bumper victory in the 13th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has once again reiterated its demand for the extradition of ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India. BNP demanded from India that Sheikh Hasina should be sent back to Bangladesh, so that she can go there and face the charges against her and the ongoing trial.

Soon after BNP’s victory, party’s Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said that his party would formally request India to send Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh.

We are continuously making demands through legal means: Salahuddin

According to news agency PTI, senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said that the Foreign Minister has already raised the issue of Sheikh Hasina’s extradition and we support it. We have been continuously demanding his extradition through all legal means. This is a matter between the foreign ministries of the two countries. We have also requested the Indian government to send him back, so that he can face trial in Bangladesh.

He said that Bangladesh wants normal and friendly relations with India as well as all its neighboring countries, but these relations should be on the basis of respect and equality. This statement of the senior BNP leader came after the statement given by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (February 12, 2026), in which she had called the general elections held in Bangladesh a sham.

What is India’s stand on Sheikh Hasina’s extradition?

In fact, Dhaka has demanded India to hand over Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh under the bilateral extradition treaty. On this, the Ministry of External Affairs of India had said in November 2025 last year, ‘We have received the extradition request and it is being investigated as per the ongoing judicial and internal legal processes.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said in the press conference at that time, ‘We are fully committed to the welfare of the people of Bangladesh and to peace, democracy and stability there. We will continue to engage constructively with all parties in this regard.

After the bumper victory of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the general elections held in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called party chief Tariq Rahman and congratulated him. PM Modi said that it was a pleasure to talk to Tariq Rehman on phone. I have congratulated him for his strong victory in the Bangladesh elections.

Prime Minister Modi posted congratulations on X

PM Modi shared a post on social media platform X on Friday (February 13, 2026). In his ex post, PM Modi said that I have also expressed my good wishes and support for his efforts to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh.

Delighted to speak with Mr. Tariq Rahman. I congratulated him on the remarkable victory in the Bangladesh elections.

I conveyed my best wishes and support in his endeavor to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh.

As two close neighbors with deep-rooted…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 13, 2026

He further said that I have also reiterated India’s continued commitment to the peace, progress and prosperity of the people of two close neighboring countries with deep historical and cultural ties.

Which party got how many seats?

BNP has secured a huge majority by winning 209 seats out of 299. At the same time, fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami has won 68 seats, National Citizen Party i.e. NCP has won six, Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis has won two, Islami Andolan Bangladesh one, Gana Adhikar one, BJP one, Gana Sanghite one, Khilafat Majlis has won one and independent candidates have won seven seats.

A period of instability continued in Bangladesh for 18 months.

After the student movement in August 2024, there was a period of instability in Bangladesh for the last 18 months. The student movement had ousted the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power in Bangladesh, after which he has taken political asylum in India. During this period, Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus took over the interim power of the country in Bangladesh.

However, during the interim rule of Yunus, people with fundamentalist mindset in Bangladesh carried out many incidents in the country, which were criticized even at the international level. However, on Thursday (February 12, 2026), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the party of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and late leader Khaleda Zia, won a bumper victory on 209 out of 299 seats in the 13th parliamentary elections held in the country under the leadership of Tariq Rahman.