Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Bangladesh has formally asked India once again to return convicted Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, this time under a changed political and legal landscape following the completion of their trials and convictions.

The confirmation came from Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday, when he spoke briefly with reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He said the latest letter was sent "the day before yesterday" through the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and has already reached India's Ministry of External Affairs.

According to him, the request is unambiguous: Bangladesh wants both individuals returned to face the sentences handed down by local courts.

"A letter has...