The foreign affairs adviser to the interim government, Md Touhid Hossain, on Tuesday said that they were not aware of the present whereabouts of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina as there were rumours on social media that she had 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聽 present location of Sheikh Hasina.
鈥榃e tried to know about her present location through diplomatic channels in Delhi and the UAE, but could not confirm it,鈥� 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. 聽
The former prime minister鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, who was also staying abroad, on Monday 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.
Touhid said that Bangladesh missions would issue travel passes only for those Bangladeshis staying abroad without valid documents and now willing to return home.
