Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Monday described the incident involving the PM's Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman at Delhi airport as ‘unfortunate’ and said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is taking appropriate steps regarding the matter.
“It is an unexpected incident, and it is also unfortunate,” he said while speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The minister indicated that the Ministry would issue a statement later on Monday.
The Prime Minister’s Adviser on Policy and Strategy Affairs, Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, returned to Bangladesh on Monday after being stopped at Delhi airport by Indian immigration authorities on Sunday evening, when his name was reportedly flagged during a security check.
The Adviser did not carry a diplomatic passport.
He was travelling on a regular Bangladeshi (green) passport and held an SAARC visa.
The Adviser was scheduled to attend the 28th meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). India is hosting the meeting to be held on 15-16 June in New Delhi.
The meeting brought together the senior government officials from IORA Member States to review progress, discuss regional priorities, and advance cooperation across the Indian Ocean region under the theme of Innovation, Openness, Resilience & Adaptability.
The Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) is the second-highest decision-making body of IORA and serves as the principal coordinating mechanism for the organisation.
Comprising senior government representatives from Member States, the CSO is responsible for reviewing and discussing key agenda items, making recommendations, and submitting policy matters to the Council of Ministers (COM) for final approval.
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