Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique would be removed from the cabinet anytime, said Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan on Saturday.
He told the Dhaka Tribune: “We will send the related documents to the president for his signature and the minister will be expelled from the cabinet anytime today after the president's approval.”
“Following the president's signature on the file, the cabinet division would issue a gazette to this effect.”
Earlier on October 3, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told journalists that Latif would be removed from the cabinet and his party post once the office opens after the Eid holidays.
She also said the file for his removal would be sent to the president for his approval immediately after his arrival.
President Abdul Hamid returned home last night from Saudi Arabia after performing hajj.
On September 28, Latif made comments on hajj while addressing a reception arranged by the Tangail expatriates in New York, USA.
The minister’s derogative comments on hajj have sparked widespread criticism both at home and abroad.
On September 30, the government decided to remove Minister Abdul Latif Siddique from the cabinet amid controversy following his comments on hajj.