The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangladesh has instructed seven of its ambassadors and high commissioners, who were appointed on a contractual basis, to return to the country. This directive affects diplomatic representatives stationed in the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and the Maldives.
On Wednesday, the order was issued through separate notifications signed by D.M. Salah Uddin Mahmood, Director General of the Administrative Division of the Foreign Ministry.
The diplomats instructed to return to Dhaka include Ambassador Mohammad Imran in Washington, Ambassador Kamrul Hasan in Russia, Ambassador Javed Patwary in Saudi Arabia,
Ambassador Shahabuddin Ahmed in Japan, Ambassador Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan in Germany, Ambassador Abu Zafar in the UAE, and High Commissioner Rear Admiral S.M. Abul Kalam Azad in the Maldives.