The government on Tuesday called back Bangladesh ambassador to Japan, AKM Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan for his alleged inability to properly discharge his responsibilities, a foreign ministry official said.
'There was an allegation that the ambassador sexually harassed a local staff. It is not that the allegation was proved. But the government has decided to call him back as he was unable to discharge responsibilities properly and a complex situation emerged there,' the official said.
The official order asking the ambassador to report at the foreign ministry was sent by diplomatic mail Monday, the official said.
A senior Bangladesh mission official in Tokyo told New Age over phone Tuesday evening that the ambassador 'is yet to receive the official order'.
However, the foreign ministry's website showed at 7 PM (Bangladesh time) that the post of the ambassador in Tokyo was vacant.
The Bangladesh embassy website in Japan showed at 7.15 PM that Bhuiyan was still holding the post.
Bhuiyan was appointed ambassador to Tokyo in August 2010.
The government called him back after receiving a report on of investigation conducted by Bangladesh ambassador to South Korea, Md. Shahidul Islam into the allegations, said a Bangladesh embassy official in Tokyo.
Bhuiyan claimed during the investigation that the allegation brought against him was not true, he said.
He also said that complainant, a Japanese staff at the Bangladesh embassy, could take the matter to a Japanese court if the allegation was true.
Bhuiyan, however, attended general assembly of Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary League held at the Japanese Parliament Building Tuesday, according to a foreign ministry press release.
The Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary League elected a new committee and reelected former prime minister Taro Aso as its president.
Four former prime ministers of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, Shinzo Abe, Yasuo Fukuda and Tsutomu Hata were made its Supreme Advisers.
Source: New Age
Speaking on the occasion, Taro Aso said that Bangladesh 'is one of the next 11 emerging economies'.
Former JBPL president Shin Sakurai advised the league members to undertake visits to Bangladesh for increased political contacts between the two countries.
About 32 Japanese MPs attended the function.
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