Bangladeshi Prime Minister's Adviser Detained at Delhi Airport and Returned to Bangladesh
The adviser was held for questioning after his name appeared on a watchlist, prompting a diplomatic response from Bangladesh and his subsequent departure from India.
A senior adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was flagged during routine security checks at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport because his name appeared on a watchlist. Immigration authorities questioned him for approximately two to two and a half hours before clearing him to enter India. After being cleared, the adviser chose to leave India and returned to Bangladesh, reportedly via Colombo.
The adviser had travelled to New Delhi to attend the 28th Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). He was part of an official Bangladesh delegation for the meeting.
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Indian diplomatic official Pawan Badhe to convey a sharp reaction over the treatment of the adviser. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman described the incident as “unexpected and regrettable,” according to a report.
According to the Times of India, the adviser arrived in Delhi on Sunday evening with a regular Bangladeshi green passport and a SAARC visa, leading the official Bangladesh delegation for the IORA meeting.
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