Dhaka has instructed seven envoys appointed on a contractual basis by the previous Awami League government to return to the country immediately.
Those include Ambassador Mohammad Imran in Washington, Ambassador Kamrul Hasan in Russia, Ambassador Javed Patwary in Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Shahabuddin Ahmed in Japan, Ambassador Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan in Germany, Ambassador Abu Zafar in the UAE, and High Commissioner Rear Admiral SM Abul Kalam Azad in the Maldives.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked them to relinquish their current responsibilities and return to the headquarters in Dhaka immediately in a notice served separately to each of them.
Apart from the ambassadors, First Secretary Wahiduzzaman Noor and Counselor Arifa Rahman Ruma in Washington, Counselor Aparna Rani Pal and Counselor Mobashwira Farzana Mithila in Ottawa, Canada, and Third Secretary Asib Uddin Ahmed in New York were also being recalled.
Major administrative reshuffles are happening in Bangladesh following the formation of the interim government on August 8.