Government examining whether Sheikh Hasina’s passport and NID applications are genuine and their legal basis

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Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that how genuine the matter of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s NID and passport applications is, and what its legal basis is, are being verified.

A press release sent by the ministry today said the minister made the remarks at a press briefing on current issues held at the home ministry.

The minister said he too had heard, and seen on a news scroll, reports that fugitive and convicted Sheikh Hasina had applied for a passport and NID. But he has not yet been able to verify whether the report is true.

In his words, the foreign ministry and the law ministry are looking into the matter. The foreign ministry or the law ministry will take action after examining the legal details — what its legal basis is, whether the application was actually made properly, and whether there is a right to apply.

The minister also said that a letter has been sent through the foreign ministry, under the extradition treaty with the country where the convict has taken refuge, so that she is extradited in accordance with the law.

Referring to cocktail explosions in various places, the home minister said the ousted force is sometimes attacking some buses and establishments to create unrest; police are taking action in accordance with the law and resisting these.

Background

According to a report by The Daily Star on 21 April 2025, the Election Commission’s National Identity Registration Wing ‘locked’ the NIDs of 10 members of the Sheikh family, including Sheikh Hasina, in a letter dated 16 February 2025; the information on a locked NID cannot be verified, corrected or changed.

According to a Jugantor report on 8 October, India said last July that it had received the extradition request and the relevant authorities were examining it.

Sources

Background sources: The Daily Star, 21 April 2025; Jugantor, 8 October 2026