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India Declines Comment On Sheikh Hasina’s Passport Bid, Says Travel Document Is Needed

Headline via ABP Live · first report 10 Nov, 19:22 IST, latest 11 Nov, 09:38 IST

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What we know

4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 10 Nov, 19:22 IST; the latest is from The Japan Times at 11 Nov, 09:38 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by4 news organisations
First report10 Nov, 19:22 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 09:38 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal declined to comment when he was asked about Hasina seeking a passport from Bangladeshi authorities
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the passport’s requirement for extradition as a “technical issue” and said, “Obviously, for the travel of people, you need a travel document”
Since India embraced market reforms in 1991, family-run enterprises have modernized. Yet one aspect has remained stubbornly feudal: ownership.

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About Bangladesh IndiaAsiaTravel 10 Nov 2026

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