The government has ordered Mohammed Kamrul Islam, counsellor (labour wing) at the Bangladesh Mission in Geneva, to return home and dismissed a local staff member from the mission following the harassment faced by law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul in Geneva.
鈥業t was an unfortunate and unexpected incident 鈥� we have already taken action against one of our officers and a local staff member,鈥� said Toufique Hasan, director general of the foreign ministry鈥檚 public diplomacy wing, during a weekly briefing at the ministry on Thursday.
A video recently circulated widely on social media showing a group of individuals confronting Asif Nazrul at Geneva airport.
The incident occurred just before entering the airport, with Kamrul Islam accompanying the adviser. He allegedly remained passive as Asif Nazrul was 鈥榟arassed鈥�.
Toufique Hasan noted that the foreign minister had instructed all Bangladesh missions abroad to adopt maximum measures to ensure the security and appropriate protocol for high-level government dignitaries during foreign visits.
