File photo of home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal responds to journalists’ query at Tejgaon in Dhaka on Sunday, May 5, 2019 CollectedThe minister greeted reporters after Eid at the SecretariatHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said steps will be taken to overhaul the immigration system at all airports of the country, including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. But now the immigration system will be overhauled," the minister said while greeting reporters after Eid at the Secretariat, reports UNB. “Special Branch members have been carrying out duties at the immigration department, but the government has a plan to operate it with only immigration police. Discussing the harassment of expatriates at immigration, the minister said: "Sometimes the expatriates from different countries, including Syria and Iraq, and with travel visas. Speaking about the arrest of a Bangladeshi by American police for militant link, the minister said, "The man who was arrested by US police apprehending his link to possible militant attack is not a Bangladeshi.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 09, 2019 12:56 UTC