Former state minister for home affairs Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, has been stopped at Shahjalal International Airport while attempting to travel to the United States. He was scheduled to fly on Wednesday afternoon, but immigration authorities prevented his departure, a close associate of Sohel told bdnews24.com. Speaking to bdnews24.com on Friday night, the associate said: “When Sohel bhai went to the airport to travel to the US, the immigration police stopped him. Son of Bangladesh’s first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad, Sohel Taj was elected to parliament from Gazipur-4 (Kapasia) on an Awami League ticket in 2001. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 2008 and appointed state minister for home affairs in the cabinet formed on Jan 6, 2009, under Awami League’s leadership.
