According to sources at the Home and Foreign Ministries, Yunus handed over the passport about a week ago while still in office. Nearly 20 advisers and officials with equivalent rank in the outgoing interim administration have also returned their diplomatic passports, though a few have yet to do so.
A government official said most members of the outgoing administration have complied with the requirement. “Those who have not yet returned their passports will eventually have to do so. It is only a matter of time,” the official added.
Advisers Who Returned Diplomatic Passports
Officials said that, in addition to Prof. Yunus, those who have submitted their red passports include:
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Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
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Home Affairs Adviser Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
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Food and Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder
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Education Adviser Prof. Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar
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Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul
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Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan
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Power and Energy Adviser Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan
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Primary and Mass Education Adviser Prof. Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar
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Liberation War and Relief Adviser Faruk-e-Azam Bir Protik
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Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter
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Commerce, Civil Aviation and Tourism, and Textiles and Jute Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin
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Shipping Adviser M. Sakhawat Hossain
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Information and Broadcasting and Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan
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Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare Adviser Sharmeen S. Murshid
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Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum
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Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
In addition, the Chief Adviser’s Special Envoy for International Affairs, Lutfey Siddiqi, and Special Assistant for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb—who is currently abroad—have also returned their diplomatic passports.
Former student advisers Mahfuz Alam and Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan reportedly surrendered their diplomatic passports immediately after handing over their responsibilities.
Diplomatic (red) passports are issued to high-ranking government officials and must be returned upon completion of official duties.
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