Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Policy and Strategy Affairs Dr Zahed Ur Rahman returned home on Mon-day after he was stopped at Delhi airport by the Indian immigration authorities on Sunday evening as his name was reportedly flagged during a security check.
Sources closed to Dr Zahed told that he was subjected to “undue harassment” at Delhi Airport but there has been no comment as of now from Dhaka and New Delhi regarding the matter.
The Adviser was not carrying a diplomatic passport.
He was traveling on a regular Bangladeshi (green) passport with a SAARC visa.
The Adviser was scheduled to attend the 28th meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). India is hosting the meeting (June 15-16) in New Delhi.
The meeting brought together senior government officials from IORA Member States to review pro-gress, discuss regional priorities, and advance cooperation across the Indian Ocean region under the theme of Innovation, Openness, Resilience and Adaptability.
