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New Delhi: Bangladesh Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's plan to visit London has been postponed on Tuesday due to some uncertainties. Former PM Sheikh Hasina is unlikely to leave India (Sheikh Hasina In India) for the next few days. Earlier it was being speculated that she had left for London (Sheikh Hasina London Visit) after coming to Delhi.

Hasina, who arrived at the Hindon airbase on Monday hours after resigning from the post of Prime Minister, was taken to an undisclosed location and kept under tight security.

Why did the problem arise when going to Britain?

Sources said former PM Hasina, along with her sister Rehana, was scheduled to travel from India to London to seek temporary asylum but is now considering other options as the UK government has indicated that she may not get legal protection in the UK under the current circumstances.

The UK government has not made any official comment on reports of Hasina seeking political asylum in the UK. Home Office sources have only indicated that the country's immigration rules do not specifically allow individuals to come to the UK to seek asylum.

What is Britain's stand on Sheikh Hasina?

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said in a statement in London on Monday that Bangladesh has seen widespread violence and a tragic loss of life and property over the past few weeks. The people of the country deserve a full and independent investigation led by the United Nations.

Sheikh Hasina had made this plan

Let us tell you that on Monday, Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina had planned to go to London via India and her associates had informed the Indian authorities about this before reaching Hindon.

Rehana's daughter is a member of the British Parliament

Hasina decided to go to London because Rehana's daughter Tulip Siddiq is a member of the British Parliament. Tulip is the Economic Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and is a Labour Party MP from Hampstead and Highgate.

Why did Sheikh Hasina decide to stay in India?

 

Sources familiar with the matter said Sheikh Hasina has informed India about her possible future steps.

It has also been learned that Hasina also has family members in Finland and hence, she has also considered moving to the northern European country.

Sources said there has been some hitch in Hasina's travel plans and she may remain in India for the next few days.

He also described the situation as dynamic and said there was no set path or clarity in the matter.

Why did Sheikh Hasina decide to go to London?

 

London is believed to be Sheikh Hasina's preferred final destination. Strategic experts believe the situation is tricky for Britain, which had previously offered asylum to Hasina's late father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman when he was released from a Pakistani jail in January 1972 after the Bangladesh Liberation War.

 

Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of PM

 

The British government has demanded a UN-led investigation into the violent incidents in Bangladesh in the last few weeks. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post on Monday amid violent protests and had to leave the country for the time being before reportedly seeking asylum in Britain.

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