Sajeeb Wazed Joy, former Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adviser to fallen Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has acquired a United States (US) passport.
Reliable sources told Bangladesh Pratidin that Sajeeb Wazed Joy took the oath of US citizenship at the US Citizenship Centre in Washington, D.C and received his citizenship certificate on Saturday. After receiving the certificate, he also applied for a passport.
Sources said a total of 22 individuals from various countries participated in the oath-taking ceremony. Among them, three were Bangladeshi origin, including Joy.
An anonymous attendee at the ceremony said that Joy brought a lawyer with him. Among the three Bangladeshis, Joy was the second, who has taken the oath.
On April 24, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Sheikh Hasina, on his verified Facebook page, claimed that he has no foreign passport.
He said, “For everyone’s information, I do not have a foreign passport. I have permanent residency in the US. I proudly travel using my green Bangladeshi passport.”
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