Dhaka, Bangladesh Global: The Special Branch of Police has regretted the incidents at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, which prompted eminent editor Nurul Kabir to say that he was harassed by police officers.
The SB has launched an investigation into the incidents and has withdrawn the officer accused of harassing the New Age editor.
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.
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.
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