United States Revokes Sheikh Hasina's Visa After Ouster From Bangladesh: Sources

New Delhi: The United States has revoked visa access to Sheikh Hasina, in another jolt to former Bangladesh Prime Minister, who was forced to flee the country on Monday in wake of military coup against her, State Department sources said on Tuesday.

Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh on Monday afternoon, and is currently in India deciding her next steps. Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, lives in Virginia, in the United States.

It is not clear whether Hasina had any plans to travel to the US. Reports have suggested that Hasina was considering making an asylum application to the UK, where her sister (Sheikh Rehana) and niece (Tulip Siddiq MP) live. However, under UK rules it is not possible to claim asylum from outside the UK, and the UK expect a person to first claim asylum in any safe third country that they travel to, which in this case would be India.

However, Hasina could well have an existing visa that would allow her to travel to the United Kingdom.

The former Bangladesh Prime Minister is taking shelter in India at the moment. According to reports, she arrived at Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad yesterday and met National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval.

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while addressing the Parliament earlier today informed that Sheikh Hasina was in a state of shock after she was forced to flee her country.

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