The Particular Branch (SB) of Police has expressed remorse over the incidents at Hazrat Shahjalal Global Airport, where Novel Age Editor Nurul Kabir reported being confused by police officers.
In response, the SB launched an investigation into the topic and withdrew the officer accused of misconduct, in step with the Chief Adviser’s Press Soar.
Fixed with the SB, the incident stemmed from a “blocked checklist” created for the length of the previous administration led by Sheikh Hasina.
The checklist, reportedly containing thousands of names, became as soon as light to target politically connected other folks, dissidents, journalists, and rights activists by obstructing their in a single other nation shuttle.
“After the Length in-between Authorities took over, the Particular Branch started doing away with the politically connected of us, dissidents, journalists, and rights activists from the blocked checklist,” the SB assertion acknowledged.
The assertion additionally acknowledged the technique of updating the checklist is basically handbook, which has resulted in some names of dissidents and journalists closing on it.
“We now non-public got now expedited our efforts to fine up the checklist,” reads the assertion.
“All over but again, we are sorry for the sorrowful incident. Bangladesh police are chums of the of us and want to succor the nation in an exemplary formula,” the assertion added.
Earlier, the editor of Novel Age alleged he confronted harassment on the metropolis airport twice this week while flying to and from Colombo to attend a press conference.
In a put up on his verified Fb, Kabir wrote, “The nation’s immigration authorities non-public been harassing me on the Dhaka airport every time I am going in a single other nation for additional than two a long time.”
On 23 November CA’s Press Soar acknowledged, “We sincerely remorse the incident.” The Chief Adviser, Professor Yunus, additionally ordered an investigation into the incident.
