Passports of Former IGP and PBI Chief Canceled

Staff Reporter

The government of Bangladesh has canceled the passports of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Patwary and former Additional IGP and head of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), Banaj Kumar Majumder, according to sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs on January 16.

Javed Patwary, appointed as IGP after Shahidul Haque’s retirement, served as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was initially appointed to the role for three years in April 2020, and his tenure was extended for another 18 months starting February 3, 2023.

Following the interim government’s assumption of power on August 8, six ambassadorial appointments, including Javed Patwary’s, were canceled on August 14. All ambassadors, except Javed Patwary, returned to Bangladesh as instructed.

Diplomatic sources in Dhaka and Riyadh revealed that Javed Patwary left Riyadh on August 28, traveling to the United States via Dubai, after relinquishing his ambassadorial duties.