Murad returns to country being failed to enter Toronto, Dubai

Online desk: Former state minister Murad Hasan, who was forced to resign from cabinet, has returned to Bangladesh being failed to enter Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

He returned to Dhaka at about 5:00pm on Sunday, said a high official of the immigration.

Murad Hasan left Dhaka for Canada via Dubai on Thursday night. But he failed to enter through Pearson International Airport of Toronto. He had to face a lot of questions from the Canadian immigration officials. As a result, he was sent back to Dubai. He stayed as a transit passenger at Dubai Airport. Murad Hasan tried to obtain on-arrival UAE visa at Dubai Airport, but the immigration authorities denied to issue it.

Murad Hasan had no choice but to return to his own country. Subsequently, he decided to return to the country by a flight of Emirates Airlines on Sunday afternoon.

Murad left Dhaka for Canada at early hours of December 10, losing both his cabinet and party posts amid widespread criticisms over his audio scandal spread over social media.

In sequel to controversial remarks and leak of an audio of phone conversation with an actress, Murad first went into hiding after resignation, and then left Dhaka for Toronto early Friday (December 10) 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.