Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Indian MP Asaduddin Owaisi has urged his government to deport Bangladesh's deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, highlighting growing diplomatic tensions and human rights concerns over recent deportation policies targeting Bengali-speaking communities in India.

Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in India since her removal in August 2024, is wanted in Bangladesh on charges related to the deaths of more than 2,000 people during last year's mass uprising. Owaisi questioned why she continues to be sheltered in India while poor Bengali-speaking Indians are being forcibly pushed across the border.

"Why are we keeping that deposed leader in the country? Send her back. She is Bangladeshi, isn't she?" Owaisi told The I...