The government is investigating the passport process of ex-speaker Shirin: Shafiqul

The government is conducting a thorough investigation into the process whereby former Awami League lawmaker and recently resigned Speaker of Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, along with her husband Syed Ishtiaq Hossain, allegedly processed their passport applications from home, said Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary Md Shafiqul. Alam.

He made this statement in response to a question about passports during a press conference last night at the auditorium of the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.

Deputy Press Secretaries to Chief Advisor Abul Kalam Azad Mazumdar and Apurba Jahangir were also present at the press conference.

A news report published in the daily Desh Rupantor on Tuesday reported that after the fall of the Awami League government due to a popular uprising, the interim government decided to revoke the red passports of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other ministers and parliamentarians of the deposed government to repeal. . Consequently, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury’s red passport was also revoked.

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has been named as a suspect in a murder case involving the death of 38-year-old Muslim Uddin, a goldsmith, who was killed by gunfire during a protest in Rangpur. To avoid arrest, the former parliament speaker is said to have applied for a standard e-passport at the passport office in Agargaon, Dhaka, on October 3, along with her husband.

They were scheduled to provide their fingerprints and iris scans on October 10. However, it is claimed that they submitted these biometric data from home, which contradicts the official procedure, which requires these steps to be completed in person at the passport office.

Shafiqul Alam said at the press conference: “We are thoroughly investigating this entire incident.”