No legal scope for issuing passport to Hasina, says Bangladesh ICT chief prosecutor Md Islam

Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNI) There is no legal provision for issuing a passport or travel document to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Advocate Md Aminul Islam, has said, insisting that her return to the country can only take place under the bilateral extradition treaty with India. Describing Hasina as a fugitive convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death, Islam said the existing passport laws barred the government from issuing her new travel documents, reports BSS News. His remarks came as Hasina, who is living in exile in India since…