PM's adviser Zahed returns home via Colombo after being stopped at Delhi airport

PM's Information Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman reached Dhaka from
Colombo on a SriLankan Airlines flight this morning (15 June) after being
briefly stopped at Delhi airport as his name reportedly
appeared on a security-related watchlist.
Sources close to Zahed told UNB that he was
subjected to "undue harassment" at Delhi airport, but there has been
no official comment as yet from Dhaka and New Delhi on the matter.
The adviser was not carrying a diplomatic
passport. He was travelling on a regular Bangladeshi (green) passport with a
Saarc visa, reports UNB.
Zahed left New Delhi for Colombo on an Air India flight last night. He arrived
in the Sri Lankan capital early today and departed for Dhaka at around 8am,
according to Prothom Alo.
Government sources in Dhaka said
authorities are seeking detailed information about the incident involving the
adviser's entry being blocked at Delhi airport.
Zahed
had arrived in India as part of a Bangladeshi delegation to attend an official
meeting when immigration officials flagged his name during routine checks.
He
was subsequently held for verification.
Sources
said the issue stemmed from an apparent administrative error. While his name
had earlier been removed from a social media-related blacklist, it allegedly
remained on an immigration watchlist, triggering the alert upon his arrival.
Although reports said Indian
authorities later cleared him after
identifying and resolving the discrepancy, Zahed did not continue with
the visit and instead headed towards Bangladesh via Colombo.
Zahed
was scheduled to participate as a member of the Bangladesh delegation at the
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) conference, set to begin today, reports
Hindustan Times.
The
incident comes at a time when relations between Bangladesh and India remain
sensitive amid a range of bilateral issues.
















