Source: Asia Times.
Han Son Ik, first secretary of the North Korean embassy in Dhaka, is the country’s second senior diplomat to have been expelled from Bangladesh in as many years for allegedly bringing contraband into the country. “The Bangladesh government has asked the North Korean embassy to expel the concerned diplomat without delay,” said Mohammad Shahriar Alam, the junior minister for external affairs.Calls to the North Korean embassy went unanswered. Customs officials seized the smuggled goods valued at 35 million taka ($447,000 or 342,633.76 pounds), Moinul Islam Khan, head of intelligence at Bangladesh customs, told Reuters.
Categories: Asia, Bangladesh, North Korea
Bad stigma on respected diplomat services.