Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as "completely bogus" and a "smear campaign".

Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, who spoke on behalf of the family, said they were targets of a political witch hunt in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh's deposed leader Sheikh Hasina congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump following his reelection in November through a letter released by her Awami League party. Footage of an old meeting between the two,

Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said Monday.

Indian companies are participating in constructing the Rooppur nuclear power plant, which is being built by Rosatom, Russia's state-run corporation in Bangladesh.

The interim government in Bangladesh has sent a diplomatic note and urged India to send deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to Dhaka. The 77-year-old Awami League leader has been living in India since August 5 when she fled Bangladesh amid massive protests that brought down her 16-year-old regime and forced her to flee.

Bangladesh's anti-corruption authority has begun investigating former PM Sheikh Hasina and relatives over a USD 5 billion misappropriation at the Rooppur nuclear power plant. Involving Russian and Indian collaboration,