Bangladesh to exchange prisoners with Maldives and Qatar
October 3, 2024Updated:October 3, 20241 Min Read

Jumbangla Desk: Bangladesh will soon sign a prisoner extradition agreement with Maldives and Qatar to exchange convicted citizens.

This decision was taken at the advisory council meeting held at the chief adviser's office on Thursday.

After the meeting, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said, "If the extradition agreement is signed with Maldives and Qatar, we will be able to bring back the Bangladeshi citizens sentenced in the two countries and they will be able to complete their sentence in Bangladesh."

While briefing the journalists, he said, the Advisory Council has approved in principle the draft of the 'Agreement on the Extradition of Prisoners between the Government of Maldives and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh'.

The agreement will be valid for 10 years and may be renewed for another 10 years if both parties agree. Once the agreement comes into force, convicted citizens of both countries will be able to serve their sentences in their respective countries.

The Advisory Council also approved the draft 'Sentenced Prisoner Exchange Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of Qatar'.

Abul Kalam Azad Majumdar and Apoorba Jahangir, Deputy Press Secretary of the Chief Adviser were present in the briefing.