An investigation into the passenger harassment events at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here has been started by the Special Branch of Police.
According to a statement sent by the chief adviser’s press wing, it has also removed the officer who was allegedly harassing New Age editor Nurul Kabir at the airport.
Renowned editor Nurul Kabir claimed that he was harassed by police officers at the Dhaka airport, and the SB has expressed sorrow for the actions.
The unfortunate incidents happened due to a massive list of people created by the previous government of Sheikh Hasina. Thousands of people were included in the “blocked list,” meant to harass them during their overseas tours or stop them from travelling abroad.
“After the Interim Government took over, the Special Branch started removing the politically connected people, dissidents, journalists, and rights activists from the blocked list. Much of this work is being done manually. As a result, some names of dissidents and journalists are still there. We have now expedited our efforts to clean up the list,” the statement read.
“Once again, we are sorry for the unfortunate incident. Bangladesh police are friends of the people and want to serve the country in an exemplary manner,” it added.
