DHAKA/NEW DELHI - Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi to send back the country's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka from India.

The Indian government confirmed it received the note.

Bangladeshi interim government's foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain made the announcement on Monday, saying the Bangladeshi side has sent “a note (verbal diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that the Bangladesh government wants her (Hasina) back here for judicial process".

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Hossain shared the information hours after the country's home affairs adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that his ministry had sought the foreign ministry's support in this regard.

According to local media reports, Hasina fled to India on Aug 5 after the collapse of her government.

Hasina resigned following nationwide anti-government protests. She immediately left Dhaka in a military helicopter and stayed in India since then.

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India's foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal disclosed the development and said currently New Delhi has no comment to offer on this matter.

"We confirm that we have received a note verbale from the Bangladesh High Commission today in connection with an extradition request. Currently, we have no comment to offer on this matter," Jaiswal said during a media briefing.