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Hasina still in India, gets travel document
Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India for shelter after the fall of her government on August 5, is still staying there although there are media reports that she has recently been granted a travel pass by Indian authorities, according to foreign ministry officials in Dhaka...
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Hasina still in India, gets travel document
Staff Correspondent 15 October, 2024, 00:02
Sheikh Hasina
Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India for shelter after the fall of her government on August 5, is still staying there although there are media reports that she has recently been granted a travel pass by Indian authorities, according to foreign ministry officials in Dhaka.
Such a document, as per Indian media reports, would enable her to obtain visas from other countries for travel.
The officials said that they had also seen media reports that Sheikh Hasina, who did not have any valid passport with her at the moment, was provided with a travel pass as she has taken refuge in the neighbouring country for more than two months, but information available suggested that Hasina was still in India.
Asked whether they had any update on the ex-PM Hasina’s present location, foreign ministry public diplomacy wing director general Toufique Hasan on Monday said, ‘So far we know that she is still in India.’
Providing a travel pass to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina would not affect Bangladesh’s relations with India, foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on October 12 in Narsingdi.
‘Any country can issue a travel document to any individual. We have no way to prevent this. However, if a court orders her [Sheikh Hasina] to appear, we will take appropriate measures,’ said Touhid, also a retired diplomat, during a visit to the Sheba Sangha Temple in the district town.
On October 8, Touhid Hossain said that they were not aware of the present whereabouts of Sheikh Hasina as there were rumours on social media that she left New Delhi for the United Arab Emirates reportedly under pressure from the United States.
He said that they, like journalists, had also seen such claims on social media and checked through their diplomatic channels in New Delhi and the UAE, but could not be sure about the present location of Sheikh Hasina.
‘We tried to know about her present location through diplomatic channels in Delhi and the UAE, but could not confirm it,’ he told reporters at his Segun Bagicha office in Dhaka.
Responding to a question, Touhid, also a retired diplomat, said that Hasina was possibly in Ajman, a city in the United Arab Emirates, but even could not reconfirm the information.
The former prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, who was also staying abroad, on October 12 told a private television in Bangladesh that her mother was still staying in New Delhi. His remarks have also created confusion over the whereabouts of the former prime minister who is also the president of the Awami League.
Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India amid a student-led mass uprising on August 5. She is now facing more than 200 cases, mostly relating to murders and crimes against humanity committed during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Several former Awami League ministers and leaders have also fled to India for shelter during the political changeover.
Staff Correspondent 15 October, 2024, 00:02
Sheikh Hasina
Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India for shelter after the fall of her government on August 5, is still staying there although there are media reports that she has recently been granted a travel pass by Indian authorities, according to foreign ministry officials in Dhaka.
Such a document, as per Indian media reports, would enable her to obtain visas from other countries for travel.
The officials said that they had also seen media reports that Sheikh Hasina, who did not have any valid passport with her at the moment, was provided with a travel pass as she has taken refuge in the neighbouring country for more than two months, but information available suggested that Hasina was still in India.
Asked whether they had any update on the ex-PM Hasina’s present location, foreign ministry public diplomacy wing director general Toufique Hasan on Monday said, ‘So far we know that she is still in India.’
Providing a travel pass to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina would not affect Bangladesh’s relations with India, foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on October 12 in Narsingdi.
‘Any country can issue a travel document to any individual. We have no way to prevent this. However, if a court orders her [Sheikh Hasina] to appear, we will take appropriate measures,’ said Touhid, also a retired diplomat, during a visit to the Sheba Sangha Temple in the district town.
On October 8, Touhid Hossain said that they were not aware of the present whereabouts of Sheikh Hasina as there were rumours on social media that she left New Delhi for the United Arab Emirates reportedly under pressure from the United States.
He said that they, like journalists, had also seen such claims on social media and checked through their diplomatic channels in New Delhi and the UAE, but could not be sure about the present location of Sheikh Hasina.
‘We tried to know about her present location through diplomatic channels in Delhi and the UAE, but could not confirm it,’ he told reporters at his Segun Bagicha office in Dhaka.
Responding to a question, Touhid, also a retired diplomat, said that Hasina was possibly in Ajman, a city in the United Arab Emirates, but even could not reconfirm the information.
The former prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, who was also staying abroad, on October 12 told a private television in Bangladesh that her mother was still staying in New Delhi. His remarks have also created confusion over the whereabouts of the former prime minister who is also the president of the Awami League.
Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India amid a student-led mass uprising on August 5. She is now facing more than 200 cases, mostly relating to murders and crimes against humanity committed during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Several former Awami League ministers and leaders have also fled to India for shelter during the political changeover.
