Murad Hasan on way to Dhaka after failing to enter Canada

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Failing to enter Canada, former state minister Dr Murad Hasan who resigned from his post last week, is now staying at Dubai Airport on his way to Dhaka. He bought an air-ticket to return to Dhaka on Sunday.

Sources close to Dr Murad said he would arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 8:20am on Sunday.

In sequel to controversial remarks and leak of an audio of phone conversation with an actress, Dr Murad Hasan first went into hiding after resignation, and then left Dhaka for Toronto on Thursday night by an Emirates Airlines flight. He landed at Pearson International Airport in Toronto at 1:31pm on Friday. At that time, Canadian Border Service Agency stopped him at the airport. Subsequently, he was not allowed to enter Canada as he was not carrying proper travel documents with him. At that time, officials of the Canadian Immigration and Border Service Agency questioned him. He was questioned for a long time.

Sources said Dr Murad Hasan was asked to explain recent incidents in Bnagladesh involving him. He was also told that a large number of Bangladesh-origin Canadians applied to the Canadian government raising objection to his entry to Canada. Later, he was put on a flight bound for a Middle Eastern country.

Earlier at about 1:21am on Thursday, Murad Hasan left Dhaka for Canada by an Emirates Airlines losing his cabinet and party posts amid widespread criticisms over his audio scandal.

Dr Murad was a student of Mymensingh Medical College. He was involved in Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) politics there. He also served as BCL unit president and organising secretary there. However, there are allegations that he was involved in politics of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of BNP, at the beginning of his academic life at Mymensingh Medical College.