Bangladeshi extradited to London to face murder charge
Police bring out Mohiuddin Bablu, a Bangladesh national wanted by London on murder charges, from Dhaka Central Jail to hand over to a representative of British High Commission and an official of London Metropolitan Police.Photo: STAR
The government yesterday handed over a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin to Britain as he was wanted by London on murder charges, officials said. "Mohiuddin Bablu has been handed over to the British authorities under the 1974 Extradition Act to face trial for murder and other charges" as a British court earlier issued a warrant seeking him to be brought to justice, joint secretary Kamaluddin Ahmed told the reporters. He said the government decided to hand him over to British authorities after confirming the allegations and related legal issues but added that the Bangladesh High Commission in London would offer him consular service and other required assistance in facing the trial, as he is a Bangladeshi. A representative of British High Commission and an official of London Metropolitan Police received Bablu at the main entrance of Dhaka Central Jail. He was freed earlier to be extradited to London. Ahmed and another home ministry official handed Bablu in handcuffs to the British officials at the jail gate and instantly after the brief formality he was taken to an unidentified destination.
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