Cabinet okays Indo-Bangla extradition treaty

The cabinet on Monday ratified the draft of extradition treaty that will facilitate the Bangladesh and Indian government to exchange both convicted and under-trial criminals.“If the treaty is passed in parliament, it would help both the countries to extradite wanted criminals following legal procedures,” Cabinet Secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told reporters after a cabinet meeting at the secretariat.However, persons accused in political crimes would not come under the purview of the treaty, he added.Earlier in January, the home ministers of both the neighbouring countries had signed the treaty.India has already ratified the treaty in its cabinet.