Visiting a private residence not a crime: Touhid on diplomats’ meeting at Saber’s home
The discussion and expected outcomes of that meeting are naturally drawing attention, he says
The reported meeting of three foreign ambassadors at the Dhaka residence of former Awami League minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury was not a crime, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today (8 October).
"They [ambassadors] merely visited a private house. Diplomats can, in general, go to anyone's home," he said responding to media queries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Touhid added, "However, the discussion and expected outcomes of that meeting are naturally drawing attention."
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Speaking about the recent comment made by Indian foreign secretary regarding the upcoming national election of Bangladesh, the adviser said the remark is "completely unwarranted" as the election is entirely an internal affair of the country.
He also discussed growing visa difficulties for Bangladeshi students and workers in some countries, noting that the government is actively engaging with foreign authorities to ease restrictions.
"There is huge demand for study visas — for example, about 80,000 Bangladeshi students applied to German universities, but they can process only around 2,000 cases per year," he said.
