Retired US diplomat Jon F. Danilowicz, a former US deputy chief of mission in Bangladesh, has said there may be a political motive behind the application by Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister ousted in the mass uprising, for a new passport and national identity card (NID).
In a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), he said Sheikh Hasina’s application for a passport and NID may essentially be a tactic to blame the Bangladesh government. Through it she may try to send the message that the government is blocking her stated wish to return home.
Danilowicz also said the country that has given Sheikh Hasina shelter may be using this to try to get out of the situation she has created for it.
There may also be an effort to persuade a third country to accept Sheikh Hasina, he said.
Jon F. Danilowicz is a retired diplomat of the US State Department. He served as deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Bangladesh from September 2007 to August 2011, under the then ambassador Dan W. Mozena.
During his posting he worked with the Bangladesh government on the process for the Bangladesh-US Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA). He was a well-known and much-discussed diplomat in Bangladesh’s political circles.
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