, Nov. 23 -- BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Sunday urged India to immediately return deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh under the existing extradition treaty to uphold the agreement and maintain friendly bilateral relations.

"The International Crimes Tribunal has delivered the verdict against Sheikh Hasina for genocide, and it must be executed," he said.

Speaking at a discussion organised by Jatiyatabadi Bastuhara Dal at the Jatiya Press Club, the BNP leader also said India has an obligation to return Hasina to Bangladesh under the extradition treaty signed between the two countries.

"If you (India) want to keep the prisoner-exchange agreement, if you want to maintain friendship, if ...