Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said the government would provide necessary support regarding travel documents if BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman decides to return to Bangladesh.

“The matter (of returning) depends on his own decision, but we will address issues related to his travel documents or passport when required,” Touhid told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon.

Responding to a question, he said he had no information on whether the BNP leader had applied for a passport at the Bangladesh High Commission in London. “Tarique Rahman must first take a decision about his return,” the adviser added.

On another query, Touhid said there had been no update on Dhaka’s request to New Delhi for the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, noting that no second request letter had been sent.

Regarding international election observers, he said a pre-election exploratory mission of the European Union (EU) has already visited Bangladesh. “So far, I have no update in this regard,” he said, adding that the Election Commission is overseeing the issue.

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