Bangladesh has summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka after a senior adviser to the Prime Minister was detained for questioning at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, aide to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, was stopped by immigration authorities on Sunday evening after his name was reportedly flagged during a routine security check.
He was travelling to India to attend the 28th Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) CSO Meeting.
Rahman remained stuck at the checkpoint for over two and a half hours before deciding not to proceed with his scheduled visit and informed officials that he would return to Dhaka.
Although Indian officials later said the issue could be resolved and asked him to continue his travel, he decided not to enter India and travelled via Colombo and returned home.
Bangladesh’s ministry of foreign affairs called in India’s deputy high commissioner Pawan Badhe and conveyed “deep disappointment” over what happened.
