Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman returns from Delhi airport; says he was ‘humiliated’

After Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Data and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman returned from Delhi airport following what Dhaka described as “humiliating remedy”, official sources right here stated that Mr. Rahman was “held” on Sunday night for “verification” as a result of he has a historical past of combative feedback on India-related points.

Sources in Dhaka stated that Mr. Rahman, who holds the rank of a State Minister within the Bangladesh Nationalist Occasion (BNP) authorities, was held for greater than two hours earlier than he was cleared to enter Delhi, although by that point he had made up his thoughts to return residence.

Zahed Ur Rahman was scheduled to take part within the 28^th assembly of the IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Affiliation) Committee of Senior Officers (CSO) for which he had travelled in an Air India flight from Dhaka to Delhi on Sunday (June 14, 2026). A supply aware about occasions on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport in Delhi stated that Mr. Rahman, who is thought for being a critic of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was stopped on the immigration counter. Immigration workers didn’t make clear the explanations for the delay.

Held at immigration

“At first immigration officers stopped him with out offering any clarification and when he requested for a purpose, they stated all the pieces was okay and that they had been checking some particulars. The questioning by the immigration officers in addition to the way in which they handled Mr. Rahman appeared in need of courtesy. He was made to sit down on a settee with different passengers even if he deserved protocol as he has the rank of a state minister,” stated the supply in Dhaka. “After greater than two hours of ready, Zahed Ur Rahman was knowledgeable that he had been cleared. Nevertheless, Mr. Rahman determined to return to Dhaka as he was upset,” stated the supply additional.

The Hindu was informed that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman spoke to Zahed Ur Rahman quickly after the latter landed in Dhaka. He spent greater than twelve hours in transit in Colombo as he couldn’t be accommodated on a direct Delhi-Dhaka flight. The matter was additional amplified after Overseas Minister Khalilur Rahman on Monday described the matter as “regrettable”. Dhaka’s overseas workplace subsequently summoned India’s Deputy Chief of Mission Pavan Badhe to lodge a proper protest over the matter.

Officers right here, nevertheless, identified that the immigration authorities right here had been conscious of his youtube programmes and criticism that he had levelled through the years on India’s dealing with of Bangladesh. “He arrived in Delhi main a Bangladesh delegation for the 28^th Assembly of the Committee of Senior Officers of the Indian Ocean Rim Affiliation, and was held by immigration for ‘verification’, given his earlier statements on India.”

To assist the “verification” course of, officers right here stated that the authorities appeared into practically ten pages of remarks that he had made on youtube about India and stated, “(Regardless of his previous criticism of India) Zahed Ur Rahman was given a one-time exemption to enter, by which era he had determined to return by the night time flight.”

Zahid Ur Rahman is a part of an influential group of people who had been inducted into the crew of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the primary day of his authorities on February 17 together with Humayun Kabir, Shamsul Islam, Mahadi Amin, and Rehan Asif Asad. All 5 maintain rank of state ministers. Aside from the youthful 5 advisers Prime Minister Rahman additionally appointed 5 veterans — Mirza Abbas, Nazrul Islam Khan, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed, Mohammed Ismail Zabihullah, and Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir — as advisers with full ministerial rank. These ten advisers had been appointed as “the prime minister’s advisory crew” which is anticipated to advise him on varied points like overseas affairs, safety, broadcast and knowledge, well being, and financial issues.