The Department of Immigration and Passports has revoked the diplomatic passports of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her former cabinet colleagues and former members of the parliament on the ground that both her cabinet and the 12th parliament have already been dissolved.
The Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as prime minister聽 and fled to India amid a student-led mass uprising on August 5, was carrying a valid diplomatic passport, the passport officials said.聽聽
鈥楾he DIP has issued an official order today revoking the diplomatic passports of the former prime minister, other former ministers and former members of parliament and of those high officials, whose contractual appointments have already been cancelled,鈥� a senior official at the Department of Immigration and Passports told 抖阴精品 on Sunday.
In the past week, the DIP initiated the move to revoke the official passport of Hasina and others in her cabinet dissolved with her resignation as prime minister, and also of those who were no more entitled to the official passports as per law, said the official.
Ordinary passports might be issued in their favour based on the reports of at least two investigating agencies, according to a new policy guideline issued by the security services division on August 22.
The country鈥檚 official and diplomatic passport holders can travel to India without visa, and can stay there for a period of 45 days as per an agreement between the two countries, the officials mentioned.
Sheikh Hasina, now staying in India, was trying to get political asylum in some western countries, according to Indian media reports.
A day after Hasina鈥檚 fall, president Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the 12th parliament formed through the January 7 controversial general election.
Later on August 8, the interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus was formed to run the country.
On August 22, the government issued a policy guideline on revoking and surrendering diplomatic passports and issuance of ordinary ones.
The security services division in a release on the guideline said that the diplomatic passports, received by former prime minister, her advisers, former cabinet members and all members of the recently dissolved Jatiya Sangsad and their spouses, would be revoked immediately.