UNB, Dhaka

The government didn’t allow international human rights lawyer William Sloan to hold press conference here on February 22 as he came to Bangladesh on tourist visa to see some paintings, not on business he was doing here, it was officially stated Sunday. A news release issued by Home Ministry said Sloan had told the immigration officials during his arrival at Zia International Airport on February 16 that he was very interested to see different paintings. s a tourist, it was only logical for him to see different paintings according to the country’s existing law. [Read more]